On Apr 1, 8:05*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 4/1/2011 2:28 AM, Steve Pope wrote:
>
> > James > *wrote:
>
> >> Can you handle a soldering iron? I replaced several soldered-in
> >> batteries in the "good old days".
>
> > They might be surface-mounted these days, as opposed to being
> > components with wire leads. *(Doesn't mean it's impossible to
> > unsolder, but more difficult.)
>
> > Steve
>
> Motherboards have surface mount components and are multi-layered these
> days but the BIOS/clock battery are typically a snap to replace. The
> idea of taking an iron to one of these boards is pretty scary. I've
> soldered the old boards though - mostly the jack connections.
>
> My guess is that this might not be true for Apple motherboards. They
> never want you to change the batteries in their stuff.

Only serious geeks would change out anything in their Apple devices,
especially since the Apple stores don't charge that much to replace
batteries, and the genuine Apple batteries are what you want to buy
anyway. When you pay the huge upfront cost for an Apple device, it
comes with support you've already paid for.

--Bryan