Compaq Portable II Cover

[buddy1284]

I just got a Compaq Portable II off of ebay and need to replace the CMOS battery and insert a couple of isa cards but my best effort has not figured out how to remove the cover. I have googled for an hour to no avail. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Buddy

[VintageComputerman]

I was able to find these links...

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:9xr-ObNc-SUJ:h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp%3FcontentType%3DSupportManual%26 lang%3Den%26cc%3Dus%26docIndexId%3D64179%26taskId% 3D101%26prodTypeId%3D321957%26prodSeriesId%3D96335 +Compaq+Portable+II+Service+Manual&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01135128/c01135128.pdf

Took me a few minutes while I sipped a beer. It's hot outside.

[nige the hippy]

Stand it up in "carrying" position, i.e. keyboard side down.
slide both side-access panels down.
There are 2 Torx screws on each side (inside) which screw into flanges on the cover, remove these & the cover will slide off upwards.
The handle stays where it is, it's connected to the chassis inside!

You NEED a Torx driver or 2 to work on the old Compaqs.