Regarding the CMOS reset: My understanding is that I have to remove
the battery from the motherboard in order to reset the CMOS. The
battery seems to be fixed quite securely to the motherboard and
certainly not removable by hand. I have not tried using a screwdriver,
but I will certainly try it sometime if the boot floppy will not work.

Some CMOS batteries are soldered onto the systemboard (only God and Compaq know
why). Should be jumper pins somewhere on the board, with a jumper in place,
that controls the flow of current to the CMOS from the battery, and is also the
connection point for an aux battery to attach to and power the CMOS when the
onboard battery goes dead.

Dale