low battery

marg. · 16-06-2006, 19:05

hi could some one help, kept getting a message when i switched the computer on that the CMOS battery was low so had a new one put in but still get the same message, and have the job of putting the time/date every time , could someone please help. thanks marg.

Retlaw · 16-06-2006, 22:34

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Originally Posted by marg.

hi could some one help, kept getting a message when i switched the computer on that the CMOS battery was low so had a new one put in but still get the same message, and have the job of putting the time/date every time , could someone please help. thanks marg.

Take the cover off the computer, look on the mother board for a shiny disk about the size of a 2 pence piece. Thats the battery. Take a note of the number go to any camera shop and get a new battery. (sounds like you got done.) replace the battery, replace the cover, switch on the computer and press F1 or exit, whatever shows on screen at bootup. You will; now enter CMOS, thats where you reset the date and time. Make sure all electrical contacts are clean, don't scrape them with a nail file, use a pencil.

Walter

entwisi · 18-06-2006, 17:31

usually a CR 2025 battery They sell them in asda