One final question on this one. I've heard there is also a RAM battery (not CMOS) on these units as well ? If so where is that battery located? Thanks...
Hi I do not believe that there are 3 batteries used on the 5000e only 2, main and CMOS but in the 5000 series their has been 3 mainboard types I believe. Rich ...
Rich, Thanks for that info. I uploaded to images into the PHOTO section of this forum. Can you please have a quick look ? The first is a full image of the...
Hi it should have a battery at BATT1 position I gave you the type in a previous post. Rich ... of ... full ... on ... <repairs@b...> ... mainboard ... that ......
Yes. I agree. But if you have a look at those photos in the Photos section. There is no battery. There are 2 solder joints there but thats it! You mentioned...
I hope you don't mind me jumping in here. The picture looks to me like the battery has been removed, although the solder pads are not really clear when I...
Hi all, I got Powerbook G4 17", the problem is, it has small crack on the screen about 1", and the screen it self work fine. Does anyone know, where I can get...
Hey thanks for the feedback. Yes the pads are used, it actually looks like there are leads soldered in there still. But on the the reverse side of that board...
Oh by the way. If you click on the photo to "show full size" it gives a nice clear image of those pads. try that on the 2nd pic. Yahoo does of really nice...
Well, to my knowledge the unit was never worked on (according to the customer). So, either this mobo uses a capacitor (as suggested) or the battery was never...
Hi, I spilled water on my Presario 2100. I immediatly turned it off and left it off. Then in about 3 hours turned it back on and it worked fine but figured...
Hello! I have a problem with a Vaio. On the display I only see coloured blocks and it is the same on external monitor. I've heard that the GPU is damaged. Is...
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Hello, You asked: "Is there any possibility to replace it and where can I buy one? ... are hard to source for single pieces. "Or do I have to replace the whole...
I'm a newbie here, but have been building case systems for years. I have a 2 year old hp laptop, and when I type I get the wrong characters. Can I replace the...
Did you spilled any liquids on the keyboard? if yes get a blow dryier set it to low and very carefully start drying it DO NOT over heat as you will permenantly...
Hi ,Constant change of temperature, liquid,can cause oxidation process,and the tracks electronic of keyboard breaches , i have gotten very succes using...
I have a Compaq Presario 1277 with Windows 98SE. The system has 4GB drive and 64MB ram. Lucent 56K V90 PCI DF modem. I downloaded the latest modem driver from...
Have you run the diagnosis for the modem in the Control Panel? That is the first step in determining why your unit won't connect. -- Ardell Faul Laptop...
I have a n5135 that the back light in the monitor may or may not work depending on attitude. Seems to come on different every time. Once on it stays on....
Open two screws from bottom of the laptop, and then push the button follow the arrow and then pull out the keyboard start from under arrow down button and then...
Some of those Inspirons are plagued with bad BIOS code in battery charging area. I'd try to use a fully charged battery and flash the bios to the latest leve...
A while back people were talking about this and I mentioned that my Presario has a similar problem. I need a new power jack. I have tried to buy a few on...
Good idea, I have it running and have left it on 24/7. A few days ago I tried flashing the BIOS using the windows version, but it would not flash because it...
final update here folks. I added the lithium cell as prescribed and sure enough it fixed the cmos memory. Thanks again for all the feedback! weird that the...
I got the heatsink in OK. There is some brown material (kind of like dried glue) which conneted the sink to the CPU. Is this some sort of conductive...