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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Sylverkitti on July 09, 2008, 03:14:12 AM

Title: How to remove cmos battery in presario c300
Post by: Sylverkitti on July 09, 2008, 03:14:12 AM

Well I got this laptop yesterday, and it has issues, can't get online but thats the least of the problems. It came with a power on password, and it worked fine, now it won't work at all. I am making sure the caps is not on, but it tells me it is invalid, and shuts the comp down. I was told I can erase it if I remove the cmos battery for a few moments, then put it back in.....but I cannot find it. Please help!

the most I can tell you about this laptop is it has win xp.

Title: Re: How to remove cmos battery in presario c300
Post by: zubairbcs on July 09, 2008, 03:44:48 AM

 ;)
The CMOS battery should be on the mother board. Open your laptop and have a look on the motherboard.

Title: Re: How to remove cmos battery in presario c300
Post by: Sylverkitti on July 09, 2008, 06:43:17 AM

Ok yes I got brave because I found a repair manual online that explained how to find the cmos battery and how to get it out....very very useful manual! So now I am doing a PC repair on the system hopefully that will fix the other probs, otherwise I'll be back!

Title: Re: How to remove cmos battery in presario c300
Post by: Fred8 on July 09, 2008, 07:50:15 AM

beforen you remove it....look for any jumpers next to it....and short acroos them.