Re: Screen hangs when typing BIOS password: CMOS battery?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 12:00:08 GMT From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Screen hangs when typing BIOS password: CMOS battery? it might also be worth making the parallel port links that kill the password and starting like that... Neil >From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Screen hangs when typing BIOS password: CMOS battery? >Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 14:51:46 -0700 > >Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 14:41:09 -0700 (PDT) >From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Screen hangs when typing BIOS password: CMOS battery? > >See my site for exploded view & parts list that'll say which to order. > >As for the battery, it could be dead if you've left it unpowered for a few >weeks. Naturally, have you tried charging the system for a few days >straight >of the mains? If that doesn't help, I'd say its either a hardware or >battery >problem -- can't tell since either could shut down your Libretto just the >same. > >At the very least, I'd pop the keyboard up myself and make sure the >connector >is secure. That alone should eliminate that as a possible source of >trouble. > >Also, once you've got the entire thing charged, try again and see if it >auto-shutsdown. > >d =) > >= >adorable toshiba libretto >The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. >http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ > >__ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. >http://im.yahoo.com/ > > > > >** >http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list >http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives >http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- >Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... >** > _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Screen hangs when typing BIOS password: CMOS battery?
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 14:41:09 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Screen hangs when typing BIOS password: CMOS battery? See my site for exploded view & parts list that'll say which to order. As for the battery, it could be dead if you've left it unpowered for a few weeks. Naturally, have you tried charging the system for a few days straight of the mains? If that doesn't help, I'd say its either a hardware or battery problem -- can't tell since either could shut down your Libretto just the same. At the very least, I'd pop the keyboard up myself and make sure the connector is secure. That alone should eliminate that as a possible source of trouble. Also, once you've got the entire thing charged, try again and see if it auto-shutsdown. d =) = adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Screen hangs when typing BIOS password: CMOS battery?
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 12:33:17 +0100 (GMT/BST) From: Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Screen hangs when typing BIOS password: CMOS battery? > Second question: > About two or three weeks ago, the ordinary battery died and I didn't > change it, as I worked only at home. I read somewhere on the Web, that > the main battery also feeds the CMOS battery and keeps it healthy. > Is that true? In my experience with other computers, NVRAM goes flat faster when the machines have no power. Desktops don't run on battery, so for them that means when they are turned off. It seems to make sense, as that is when they would be drawing power. My main battery went flat about a year ago, and as I very rarely use the Libretto on battery, I have not replaced it. (I have a new battery, but I don't put it in the machine, because I don't want another battery to exhaust its recharge cycle limit before I get to use it...). So far, I have never had a problem with my CMOS battery. Of course I never bother disconnecting it from the mains, even when turned off, except when moving the machine, so I suspect that is as good as having a battery in place. Regards, DigbyT -- Digby R. S. Tarvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cthulhu.dircon.co.uk ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Screen hangs when typing BIOS password: CMOS battery?
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 06:01:02 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Screen hangs when typing BIOS password: CMOS battery? Hi, when I power up my Libretto 50CT and try to type in my BIOS password, it takes only one or two characters and stops working. Sometimes, the screen keeps dark at all. First question: Is the CMOS battery empty? Second question: About two or three weeks ago, the ordinary battery died and I didn't change it, as I worked only at home. I read somewhere on the Web, that the main battery also feeds the CMOS battery and keeps it healthy. Is that true? Third question: I'm in West Yorkshire, UK. Do I have to send in the Libretto to Toshiba, or are there other possibilities? As I tried to get changed my CMOS battery at PC World (I didn't bought it there, but they sold the Libretto 50CT once), they couldn't help me and sent me to Maplin. Maplin didn't have the battery in their catalogue. It's a small device made of green metal plates which contains two small batteries and has a cable with a tiny white plug. Andre van Straaten [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
