CMOS battery cable - where? (PICS)

[idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b]

1. Power outage. 

2. MiniPC won't turn on after. 

3. Checked everything (different outlet, different power cable. nothing). 

4. Opened it up to look around. Nothing interesting on site. 

5. Seller says this: "please open its shell, disconnect the cmos battery cable, and then retest it."

6. WHERE IS THE CMOST BATTERY CABLE? Pics attached

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

[Kilrah]

Not on those photos at least. Could be a bit hidden under the heatsink.

 

There's a CLR CMOS button on the top right, can try that already.

[idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b]

22 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Not on those photos at least. Could be a bit hidden under the heatsink.

 

There's a CLR CMOS button on the top right, can try that already.

 

Thank you!! for some reason i did not notice this CLEAR CMOS button on the right.

Will check and update!

[PDifolco]

I suppose the CMOS battery in on the board behind the cooler

There's no CMOS "cable" usually tho, current gets through the board traces

[Kilrah]

49 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

There's no CMOS "cable" usually tho, current gets through the board traces

Pretty common to have the battery wired

 

[PDifolco]

17 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Pretty common to have the battery wired

 

Indeed, was thinking about standard sized mobos, I have not much experience with mini PC  

[idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b]

26 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Pretty common to have the battery wired

 

 

so in your case it's in the back of the motherboard. and i don't have that. so i guess it's under the heat sink (front - cpu area)?

[Poinkachu]

23 minutes ago, idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b said:

 

so in your case it's in the back of the motherboard. and i don't have that. so i guess it's under the heat sink (front - cpu area)?

Possibly.
We can't research much about yours since we don't even know which minipc it is

[idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b]

48 minutes ago, Poinkachu said:

Possibly.
We can't research much about yours since we don't even know which minipc it is

will update as soon as i get to it. thank you!

[idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b]

OK so, pressing the CLR CMOS WORKED!!! 

 

BUT, when i took out the case, I accidently broke a capacitator (that's what they are called), and I know it was from the back part of the mobo, but I don't know where from.  i think it's on the right just bellow the 2 other ones?

 

The PC still turns on though. SO WHAT NOW??? Can I still use it? 

 

 

[Kilrah]

Wil probably be just fine. If you have issues like instabilities/crashing at some point have someone solder it back on. 

[idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b]

6 hours ago, Kilrah said:

Wil probably be just fine. If you have issues like instabilities/crashing at some point have someone solder it back on. 

 

THANK YOU!