Reply 20 of 22, by retro games 100
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Markk, that's excellent news. I never realised that 286 CPUs could get hot.
My replacement HD146818 BIOS chip arrived today. It seemed to work. I could access the BIOS set up area, and afterwards, the BIOS POST memory count did not freeze. However, after another test reboot, the BIOS POST display said "CMOS INOPERATIONAL". Now, I can't get the BIOS POST to display anything. I think the board has damaged the new HD146818 chip. I also think that the battery acid leakage on the board is causing these problems.
BTW, I tried a 2 AA battery holder pack. The BIOS POST display said that the CMOS battery was low. So, I switched to a 3 AA battery holder pack. I also tested the 2 AA battery holder pack on a 386 board, and this 386 board was happy with just 2 AA batteries.