Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: potteralice on November 19, 2007, 09:52:16 AM
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hi, i am old and stupid. my computer is old but smarter than i am. i need to replace the battery. is there a way to just unplug everything and take the "tower" ( i think it is called ) to a place to get a battery installed. the problem is that i live in harpers ferry west virginia where there is NOWHERE to get help. i have to go to falls church, virginia, tuesday but do not know what to do or where to go. anyone out there with an idea??
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yeah you could do that, nothing will happen, just bring tower and battery or powersupply, by the way is it an laptop or desktop computer ?
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Here's what you need...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/patio/cmosbatt.jpg)
Available at WalMart...part # CR2032.
I'd contact your local Library or High School to see if they have any Computer Clubs...tell them you need this replaced and they'll probably do it for nothing except a smile and some homemade cookies...the battery is only 5 bucks and i'd hate to see you pay a shop to replace something simple.
Harper's Ferry is a neat town...i was there 3 summers ago.
Best of Luck !
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thank you all,
i unplugged everything and labelled it all, then went to a place called Microcenter in fairfax, va. i walked in with the tower thing and a screwdriver. someone stopped me at the door and pointed me inside an office where a man watched as i undid the sides and found the battery (when he identified it) and promised that i would not blow myself up if i took it out carefully. hey, i build houses and do plumbing all the time, how hard could it be now that i knew what it was. i had a terrible time removing it because of the tiny, tiny metal clip that holds it in place. i borrowed a teeny, tiny screwdriver and got it out. i got a new one from the salesfloor and popped it in, screwed the side back on and left only $1.04 poorer. thank you. the man was kind but insisted, (rightly) that he was not a technician, he was a salesman and did his best to convince me that it was time for a new computer since mine dates back to 1990. i did not want to tell him how far i dated back!!!!
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For a dollar four i'd say you did well ! !
That's why i didn't want to see you pay a shop to do it.
And you're right about the spring clip...they're tricky and can break rather easily if not careful.
Anyways Congratulations on doing it yourself and stop by anytime !