Re: [Trisquel-users] Offtopic: Computer would not boot because of dead bios battery

2015-09-07 Thread ethernet252
Aaah, Had something similar with the CMOS battery on a old desktop one day!

[Trisquel-users] Offtopic: Computer would not boot because of dead bios battery

2015-09-05 Thread t8mf4nu6lizp
I realize this is not strictly Trisquel related and apologize for that. However in hopes of saving at least one old computer from getting sent to the dump because of such a silly reason I'm posting it. So I tried powering on my laptop but it wouldn't boot normally. In fact when I took a

Re: [Trisquel-users] Offtopic: Computer would not boot because of dead bios battery

2015-09-05 Thread blade . vp2020
I Will destroy my pc Because disassemble it It is important that I got to know the pieces lol

Re: [Trisquel-users] Offtopic: Computer would not boot because of dead bios battery

2015-09-05 Thread t8mf4nu6lizp
I'm afraid I didn't save the URL in the heat of the action. And since all laptops are different it's probably best to search for the exact model you have. For me the battery was behind a lid that hosted the wifi card I had to remove to get access and the RAM sticks. Here's to hoping I can

Re: [Trisquel-users] Offtopic: Computer would not boot because of dead bios battery

2015-09-05 Thread gromobir
Great that you managed to save your old computer. :-) Could you maybe post the link to the video for future reference?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Offtopic: Computer would not boot because of dead bios battery

2015-09-05 Thread greatgnu
Been there, done that :) No need for videos or guides - you need to disassemble your laptop until you can see the cmos battery, you take it out and you place a new one inside. You assembly back your lappy as it was. I am amazed how many people don't know about this and throw away perfectly