Yes I am running the stock OS. And this was a refurb unit that never really kept proper time. I suspect the battery was bad when I received it. I had no luck in finding any sort of replacement on eBay, either battery or holder with tabs in the right places. Another reason why I am done with Seagate. Selling a unit like this that is impossible to repair is beyond belief! To say nothing of myby fishga - Off-Topic
So I finally got the bottom off. It really didn't want to come loose and a little plastic got cracked. I found an AG13 battery with solder tabs. I will tackle getting it out and getting a replacement soon. It is really an academic exercise at this point because I decided I can no longer trust my backups to this unit. Besides losing the date and time when I power cycled, it required a poby fishga - Off-Topic
Thanks so much! I did peel off one of the feet but the adhesive stayed down and I was afraid to scrape it off to expose the screw head without being absolutely sure there was a screw underneath. I'll try harder this time. Seagate tech support was basically useless but they did tell me the battery was a CR2032. Here's hoping I don't have to order a special one with a solder tab.by fishga - Off-Topic
I have a GoFlex Home with a dead battery and have the problem where the real-time clock doesn't keep time following a power cycle. Seagate has been no help at all. For as long as I decide to keep the unit, it would be nice to have a clock that can survive a power cycle. Does anyone have instructions on how to get to the battery? It doesn't seem to be intuitively obvious. There areby fishga - Off-Topic