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Usually they use a pretty standard size coin battery. Just pop it out and run down to Radio Shack and grab one. Easy couple buck test.
As far as the system failed message and the other weird issues, it sounds like you could be having some funky power supply or possibly ram issues too, so that's probably where I'd go next (of course I have lots of spare stuff so I don't have to go buy all these things) Also, try hooking it up to a UPS if you have one around.
The other issue that could cause all of these things could be a CPU heatsink that isn't seating quite right. It only takes a small air gap as it wiggles just slightly and it could overheat.
Definately sounds more on the hardware side than the software side.
And now that I that I reread the original post... does it only happen with the surge protector? If so, that's the first place to start.
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1980 SC - 2011 Tiguan - 2018 Tesla M3P
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