Don't take it somewhere, what sort of self-respecting geek are you?
They'll probably know less than you do and screw it up.
Doesn't look hard, order a new battery and watch this.
https://youtu.be/GOtEPymBLBI
Get yourself a phone repair kit ala ifixit
<
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Toolkits> or a clone of it on amazon
<
https://www.amazon.com/Kaisi-Electronics-Professional-Precision-Screwdriver/dp/B07ZNHWHV5/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=phone+repair+tool+kit&qid=1636935813&qsid=137-8165169-8140458&sr=8-5&sres=B07ZNHWHV5%2CB01GF0KV6G%2CB08SGM6F79%2CB015CMAJVK%2CB07ZB7FMLB%2CB08SGLSZFJ%2CB0718ZM6R1%2CB07Z913L48%2CB0968D5PSC%2CB08DRB1DFJ%2CB07GP3M2BM%2CB0822FS7Z6%2CB077D7WMZV%2CB07P6WSXBW%2CB08GCGKFLN%2CB0854JMCSR%2CB074M8NBZQ%2CB092JDD8M4%2CB08HH9CS3B%2CB01HT1BW0E&srpt=SCREWDRIVER>
(I have both, not much difference), all the tools you need. Invest in
yourself vs. the random dude across the city.
-mb
On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 4:27 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> Lovely.... my computer Is a swall computer (7"x7") and I can't even see
> the battery.
>
> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000006787/intel-nuc.html
> Even lovelier: the board is screwed in tightly and I can't get the board
> off to access the battery. I'll take it somewhere and let someone else
> worry about it. On a positive note the box is about 8 years old and the
> battery is only rated for 3 if it isn't used. It has been sitting unused at
> my parent's place for 7 of those 8 years.
>
> On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 1:23 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss <
> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
>> Michael via PLUG-discuss said on Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:47:09 -0500
>>
>> >When it begins to die does the clock not keep accurate time?
>> >
>> >--
>> >:-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>> https://lmgtfy.app/?q=computer+cmos+battery
>>
>> Be sure to skip the ads.
>>
>> Seriously, Mike, if you have the slightest suspicion that your CMOS
>> battery is causing trouble with your computer, and the battery is more
>> than 1 year old (and remember, it could have been several months old if
>> you bought the computer new, several years old if you bought it used),
>> why not just spend five bucks for a new one, and for sure eliminate a
>> possible source of otherwise hard to diagnose intermittence?
>>
>> SteveT
>>
>> Steve Litt
>> Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
>> Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
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