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Posted: Oct. 11 2005,22:39 QUOTE
I can't start up dsl in any way shape or form on my computer.  I can't make it work with the live-cd or even with the boot floppy. Because the CMOS battery is fried it won't let me set the boot order to A,C from C,A
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Posted: Oct. 12 2005,14:19 QUOTE
??? Why can't you replace the battery?

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Posted: Oct. 12 2005,14:26 QUOTE
Pull the hdd out.

Slap it into another box (using a 44-to-40 pin adapter, if needed).

Install DSL to the hdd (frugal or old-school install).

Swap it back.

-J.P.

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Posted: Oct. 12 2005,14:58 QUOTE
Quote (SaidinUnleashed @ Oct. 12 2005,10:26)
Pull the hdd out.

Slap it into another box (using a 44-to-40 pin adapter, if needed).

Install DSL to the hdd (frugal or old-school install).

Swap it back.

-J.P.

This method works very very well in fact!!

Brian
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Posted: Oct. 12 2005,22:32 QUOTE
in theory swapping it out would work well, except my father won't let me, and i would replace the battery..... if i could find it! :angry: , and yes i know in the newer motherboards it is like a clock battery, but there is not a single one of any shape or form in that motherboard.
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