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where is the cmos battery?
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:27 am
by TheGreenOne3589
hey, i know it may be a noob question but i cant seem to find the cmos battery. I recently aquired a 600e and it has the problem where when you plug it in the charging battery light does not turn on and when you hit the power button the lights light up for a second then turn off. i read a thread where someone had this problem and they said replacing the cmos battery fixed it. so if anyone could tell me where the cmos battery is or any other suggestions for fixing it, that would be great
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:12 am
by JHEM
Open the SO-DIMM cover on the bottom of the machine and you'll see the battery encased in yellow shrinkwrap.
Regards,
James
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:39 am
by Laptop_wizard
The only thing that happens when that cmos battery goes dead, is you get error's 161 163 and 172. Sounds like you kneed a new motherboard,
If you don't get those error's then It's not your cmos.
reguards
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:07 pm
by JHEM
Laptop_wizard wrote:The only thing that happens when that cmos battery goes dead, is you get error's 161 163 and 172. Sounds like you kneed a new motherboard, If you don't get those error's then It's not your cmos.
Sometimes a depleted CMOS battery can cause the symptoms listed, a completely dead 600.
It's where I'd start in attempting a resurrection.
Regards,
James
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:37 pm
by TheGreenOne3589
lol i guess i should have looked in there, thanks alot for your help, ill let you guys know how its going, im currently bidding on a new motherboard because im pretty sure that will do it. thanks for all the help
Re: where is the cmos battery?
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:06 pm
by AbsoluteRaleigh
TheGreenOne3589 wrote:hey, i know it may be a noob question but i cant seem to find the cmos battery. I recently aquired a 600e and it has the problem where when you plug it in the charging battery light does not turn on and when you hit the power button the lights light up for a second then turn off. i read a thread where someone had this problem and they said replacing the cmos battery fixed it. so if anyone could tell me where the cmos battery is or any other suggestions for fixing it, that would be great
Have you tested the AC adapter? It sounds like it is not getting power and you're attempting to boot from a dead battery. Of course it could be a bad board but I would test the AC adapter asap- it sounds like it is dead. Also since you acquired it, I am wondering if you have a real IBM AC adapter or if you are using something else (incompatible.)