560X Bios Update without Battery

I have bought me a old ibm 560X and want to make a bios update.
so far was everything okay but then i got a message that i need a battery in.
my problem is my battery doesn't work and i don't want to buy me a new one.
is it possible to update the bios without a battery ?

According to IBM/Lenovo you need both AC and battery power when you update the BIOS because if there is a power failure during the process you will damage the motherboard. The requirement for both power sources is supposed to protect you.
However, if you are willing to take the risk, there are ways to make the update software think you have both power sources even when you don't. See for example:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Talk:BIOS_Upgrade#BIOS_upgrade_without_battery
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=149526
One other suggestion is described here. It's worth trying. You only need to get a charge of a minute or two to do a BIOS update.
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This restriction applies to all ThinkPads including current models. ISTM that if the customer is willing to take the risk, they should be able to do so, obviously after saying "yes" to several warnings, etc. Some of us who own older ThinkPads are willing to take the risk and/or have our AC power on a UPS (i.e. battery backup) regardless.
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Cheers... Dorian Hausman
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