Summary: For the setup & diagnostic disk: http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/obsolete_diagnostics.html Download SP0308.zip and unpack to a 720k floppy th...
Summary: I have a motherboard for a Canon PC model s87-15c01 manufactured in '96. It is a large board, about 10x18, with onboard everything but sound. The bo...
Summary: Is the bios operational? ie; Is there a cmos battery? Does it "hold" the settings you may have entered between power downs? Is A: drive setup in the b...
Summary: Hi Lsd: Try this address for more information about common CR 2032 CMOS battery. Older motherboards use soldered batteries that look like a AA (half t...
Summary: I've noticed lately that my very old laptop's clock is slowing down. Several days ago it was fine, but now the clock is slow about 10 minutes per day....
Summary: Had a similar problem about three years ago. Turned out the cmos battery had leaked and slightly corroded some tracks on the mobo near the keybourd co...
Summary: What if the CMOS battery died and replacing still doesnīt help. I have this type of problem with my Thinkpad 770. Is it true that Thinkpads donīt oper...
Summary: Hi! I've read thru all the archives in 3.11 -- and still can't find a solution to my problem. A couple of folks had similar problems, but there was...
Summary: JLamb, After reading your post, I could not help but respond. I used to work for a company that provided hardware technical support for these systems....
Summary: You can replace NiCad batteries with either NiCad or Nickel Metal Hydride (which has less memory problems). You cannot do anything with a Lithium Ion...
Summary: If the problem is: your computer was working before you turned it off then got error message when you turned it back on. Your CMOS battery may be dead...
Summary: Yeah, we thought it was a good deal. Another thing that George might consider in figuring out if he getting a deal, is if the main power battery (the ...
Summary: from previous posts I've read, sounds like your CMOS battery is dead and needs to be replaced. In my opinion, storing a pc for a long time is a sure w...
Summary: Impulse 3L25N laptop, CMOS battery dies. I replace batt, and re-configure CMOS, previous attempt by other person failed. Now, we get boot from floppy....
Summary: Liz, Could just mean that your CMOS battery is dying. Pull the battery out and test the voltage, if you have a tester. If you don't have one, you coul...
Summary: Your cmos battery is dead, replace and live in bliss. Also, make sure your BIOS can see a HD over 500megs, you might need to flash your bios if appli...
Summary: Ok, well that may be an indication that the CMOS battery is weak and has lost the settings for the hard drive etc. You'll likely want to replace it, ...
Summary: Yes, that is true, but some computes will not even start when the CMOS battery dies. When this happens, the only choice is to replace the battery, be...
Summary: Without actually knowing the vintage, it may be that the hard drive hasn't been setup correctly in the CMOS after replacing the battery. If the hard d...
Summary: Older PC's had a battery that looked like a small barrel welded to the board.Don't remove it:buy a 3 Volt cmos battery that looks like a small rectang...
Summary: David, You need a new CMOS battery. Open your computer and look around for something that looks obviously like a battery-either an overgrown watch bat...
Summary: One of 2 possible things may have happened. 1. The BIOS settings have got muddled and the hard drive settings have been lost. This means you will ha...
Summary: Forst you have to make your setttings are correct in the BIOS. Make sure the cylinders, heads, compression ratio, etcetera is properly specefied in t...
Summary: I took my 386X in for repair- it would not boot. The man said the cmos battery was shot;and he didn't know where to get one. Appreciate any help, tuvm...
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