[Fay]

does anyone know where is the CMOS battery located in a laptop?

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Depends on the laptop. What make/model of laptop do you have?

[Samm]

Depends on the laptop. What make/model of laptop do you have?

[Fay]

compaq presario

[Samm]

Can you tell me which model of presario it is?

[Samm]

Tell you what, heres where you will find it on most presario's. If it doesn't match yours then let me know the exact model number :

1. Remove the Main battery & mains lead obviously

2. Wear a static strap

3. Flip the laptop upside down with the rear of the laptop nearest you.

4. You should see several square/rectanular panels on the underside. The panel in the bottom left corner (nearest the modem & network sockets) is for the mini PCI comms. Carefully undo the 4 retaining screws & slide the cover off.

5. You should be able to see the cmos battery next to the communications board. If you can't, then you may have to unclip & remove that board as well but don't do this unless you have to

6. Make sure the new battery in inserted with the + facing upwards

[Fay]

thanks
just that i don't understand what you're saying
i'm not good with computers
i think i'll take it to a store or something and get it fix

[Samm]

If you don't feel confident enough with disassembling the laptop, then taking it to a store is a good idea.
Good luck.

[Fay]

oh yeah the model is 1200
i kinda flip the laptop upside down and opened up the little things on the bottom
but i didn't see any battery like stuff
oh well i tried..
BTW
thnx for the infos

[Samm]

You're welcome, good luck with it