jharre
Experienced Member
Ugh!
Found this 5170 AT system in sort of rough shape and things got worse when I looked inside. The original lithium battery split open and leaked (hey, thanks Tadiran!) over a small portion of the motherboard around the keyboard connector. The system powers on, but won't POST or boot.
It seems possible that a baking soda paste might help clean it up. Has anyone had experience cleaning up one one of these before?
While I'd love to get it working, if it's hopeless I'd like to know that too.
Found this 5170 AT system in sort of rough shape and things got worse when I looked inside. The original lithium battery split open and leaked (hey, thanks Tadiran!) over a small portion of the motherboard around the keyboard connector. The system powers on, but won't POST or boot.
It seems possible that a baking soda paste might help clean it up. Has anyone had experience cleaning up one one of these before?
While I'd love to get it working, if it's hopeless I'd like to know that too.