Okay simple question does this battery need to be removed asap.

>>950272
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Into the e-waste with it.

>>950274

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>>950272
Yep. Need to be replaced asap. Just solder a new batterie between the joints. Also clean the pcb with Isopropyl alcohol (also asap).

Pic related: a brand new batterieholder. Also avaliable for vertical holding.

2 things to bear in mind when replacing a CMOS battery on old motherboards - 1: Old-ass CMOS batteries were often rechargable, so anything you replace it with should be too. Sticking a Lithium flat cell in there will not end well.
2: Once you detach the old battery, assuming it still holds a charge right now, you will default the CMOS settings on the board. Now on newer machines this is a minor inconvenience, on old machines, it can be a nightmare. If it is bootable right now, get into the 'BIOS' page and make a note of all the settings. You might have to manually re-enter them once the new battery is in place. Depends on how it was originally designed.

By-the-by, you can still buy modern equivalent batteries to directly replace the one you have. Check Farnell/Element14 or similar sites (I mention E-14 because that's the one I use myself and I know is US as well as UK based, or RS or Rapid in the UK, I have no idea where to go for minor electronic parts in the US other than E-14).

>>950480
>If it is bootable right now, get into the 'BIOS' page and make a note of all the settings.
this