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Thanks, Billsey, for your post. It's the right battery —type number AP16B4 J— as the original Acer-labeled part. There's only one cable involved, the battery cable to the motherboard. It fits correctly and makes a quite audible click when it's firmly seated. I did have a problem with the ribbon cable connection from the…

Trailblazer, unfortunately, while trying to pry the original battery out of the gunk Acer used to affix it to the back of the screen, I must have damaged it. I tried plugging it in and also tested the leads with a voltmeter. I've given up, I need my computer. I've ordered a replacement.

Thanks, Billsey, for your post. It's the right battery —type number AP16B4 J— as the original Acer-labeled part. There's only one cable involved, the battery cable to the motherboard. It fits correctly and makes a quite audible click when it's firmly seated. I did have a problem with the ribbon cable connection from the…

Thanks, StevenGen, for your quick answer. Unfortunately I was hoping that resetting the battery might help solve the problem from my previous post — unable to turn on after battery replacement.

Thanks for your suggestions. No pinhole reset on this model. Won't boot without battery. Battery is brand new and is putting out nominal voltage. Pretty sure the CMOS battery is hidden under the huge copper chamber that contains the liquid cooling medium (no fan). Ditto for the DDR4 module, which I'm pretty sure is…