First open the case and look the MB where you will find the battery.
Identify the
battery and buy the same. Replace. No pain.
Marcio
At 18:35 12/10/2008, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Eventually the battery will get so low that you will lose the stored
data. You can delay this by keeping the computer plugged in to power.
Delay long enough and the battery will leak and burn a hole through your
motherboard.
New battery is around $10. Radio Shack carries the common ones. Also easy
to buy online. Changing the battery is not a big deal.
So why wait and wait for big trouble?
>Lately when I boot up my computer I get a warning that says something like:
>"Warning - low system battery voltage, hit F1 to continue or F2 to run
>utility" Nothing happens when I hit F1 or F2 and the only way I can get
>anything to happen is to turn power off and on. Today, I had to do this 3
>times before it powered up. I've never had this problem before, until the
>past week and now seems to be happening more frequently. Any ideas on
>what's going on or what can be done? Is my Dell 8300 desktop in its
>deaththroes, about to crash for good?!
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