** Reply to note from SurvPC Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun, 21 Mar
1999 00:10:05 +1000
>
> The onboard battery could be dead/flat. If its rechargable try
> leaving the system on overnight (leave the monitor off); or NiCad
> could have leaked out, in which case you would need to get a new one
> for a few dollars.
>
> This battery does things like keep the CMOS operational and keeps the
> time going so you don't have to enter the date/time on startup.
>
I think I have a problem like this with my Compaq Deskpro 286. It can not find the
hard disk not even when
booted from a floppy. The system date is back at 1980. There is a 7,2 volt Lithium
battery in it (in the I have
got two of them, none of them works).
If the battery is gone, with what do I replace it? A new battery of the kind that is
in it now, will probably cost
more than what the computer is worth. Perhaps a 9 volt alcalic battery of the new kind
that is "friendly to the
environment", it will probably not give more than 7 volts. Or will any 6 volts battery
do?
Per B.
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