battery

[captlapaz]

I have a compaq presario R3000.  This computer has issues with the power adapter-connector-motherboard.  From my readings of various online articles this is a problem that affected many owners of this model.  I'm willing to retire this computer but I want to retrieve all the info on the hard drive
Question: How can I Recharge the battery without going through the mother board?  Is there a simple method of connecting the correct voltage/amps to the pins on the battery and charging it? (Sort of like connecting a charger to a car battery?) I could then install the charged battery and quickly transfer everything to a external hard drive-before the battery runs down.

Thank you in advance

Sherman

[patio]

No need to recharge that machine to get your data...
Simply follow the directions for removing your drive.
Then grab one of these...
               

About 8 or 10 Bucks from any PC store
2.5" laptop to IDE connector.
This will allow you to hook up that drive to any working Desktop and copy/burn your importanat data.
Good Luck