Aspire R-7 571 How do I find the CMOS Battery?

dneunabe
dneunabe Member Posts: 7 New User
edited March 2023 in 2016 Archives

I've been advised to unplug and then replug the CMOS battery in order to clear the BIOS, due to problems I'm having getting my computer to start.  Where do I find the CMOS battery in this machine and how do I unplug it?  I've searched Youtube, and haven't seen anything.  

Thanks!

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  • dneunabe
    dneunabe Member Posts: 7 New User

    Anyone?  Please?

  • padgett
    padgett ACE Posts: 4,532 Pathfinder
    Answer ✓

    Sorry, despite numerous suggestions Acer considers that information proprietary.

  • dneunabe
    dneunabe Member Posts: 7 New User
    You mean to say that Acer is refusing to help me because they consider the location of a battery to be proprietary? These are consumer computers, not nuclear reactors. So long Acer.
  • philwar
    philwar Member Posts: 1 New User
    why cant we have that info??
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,087 Trailblazer
    The CMOS button battery is next to the memory module compartment near the CPU fan. A clear CMOS jumper is under the memory module. Jack E/NJ 

    Jack E/NJ

  • w3amd
    w3amd Member Posts: 31 Die Hard WiFi Icon
    Unplugging the battery does not clear the BIOS. It's only used for the PC internal real time clock module.