I have a 1998 EZ TRAK DX 3 axis. When I turned it on, it indicated a failure to boot and a battery failure.
I opened the computer box and removed the computer board. It is the type that has the timekeeper chip M48T86PC1.
I noticed a cap blown near the bottom of the board connectors, C-29. It looks like a bypass cap. It burned the board but it is still possible to repair the pad and solder in a new cap.
Does anyone know why that cap would blow and any advice for me. I really don't want to spend the money getting a new board I am retired and this is a hobby for me to make a few parts for my son in law's business.
While I am at it, I am going to replace the timekeeper chip. I did not record the bios settings so I am a little lost there also.
The system I have uses a back plane and the computer is on a plug in card. I don't know if that makes any difference.