It did take awhile and getting the battery out wasn't easy. Manual mentioned using a plastic screwdriver; maybe this is something I should get for a next time. Now that I know how to open cover, that should be quicker next time.
Randall On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Marcio V. Pinheiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Just an advice on the side. I only open my computer to do whatever, replace > the CMOS battery, replace HD, etc > starting on a Sunday that I am free with my time, starting at 8 AM. Prior > to that I used to start after work in the > evening and spent the whole night struggling with it. No longer... And... > after you replace the first CMOS battery > the next time it will be very easy. > > Computers sometimes scare us!... > > Marcio > > At 20:35 2/11/2008, you wrote: > >> At 06:11 PM 11/2/2008, Ranbo wrote: >> >After replacing CMOS battery the sound volume coming through speakers >> >connected to computer seems to have returned to normal. Does this make >> >sense? Even if it doesn't, I'll take it. When I changed the battery it >> was >> >the first time I ever took cover off the computer. I didn't notice any >> >ghosts in the machine. Was I just not looking hard enough? >> > >> >Randall >> > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************