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Old MA7 - NX510X - BIOS battery?
I have an old MA7 laptop, and it keeps losing the bios information. I'm
guessing the CMOS battery is toast. Before I sell it on eBay I'd like to replace it. What kind of battery do I need? |
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Old MA7 - NX510X - BIOS battery?
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Justin wrote: I have an old MA7 laptop, and it keeps losing the bios information. I'm guessing the CMOS battery is toast. Before I sell it on eBay I'd like to replace it. What kind of battery do I need? It is probably under the keyboard. Here is how to remove the keyboard. http://global-download.gateway.com/G...EBOOK&Step2=NX SERIES&Step3=NX510&OS=ALL&LC=en&BC=GATEWAY&SC=PA_6 G Or this one: http://support.gateway.com/us/en/pro...1&modelId=3182 Either manual tells you how to remove the keyboard. Sorry I could not find the part number. And what is nice about all of these Gateways MA1 through MA7 is that a lot of parts can be shared between them. And the CMOS battery is probably the same among them all. Say did you try charging the CMOS battery first? Most laptops (I don't know about these), you need to have the laptop up and running. And after 12 to 24 hours later, see if the CMOS battery is now holding a charge. If it is, you are good to go. Some old Toshiba laptops at least (I don't know about others), you had to have the screen lit before the CMOS battery would charge. So if the screen was turned off and the computer was still running, the CMOS battery will not be charged. So disable turning off the screen under the power options. -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2 Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 |
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Old MA7 - NX510X - BIOS battery?
On 5/3/11 7:40 AM, BillW50 wrote:
In , Justin wrote: I have an old MA7 laptop, and it keeps losing the bios information. I'm guessing the CMOS battery is toast. Before I sell it on eBay I'd like to replace it. What kind of battery do I need? It is probably under the keyboard. Here is how to remove the keyboard. http://global-download.gateway.com/G...EBOOK&Step2=NX SERIES&Step3=NX510&OS=ALL&LC=en&BC=GATEWAY&SC=PA_6 G Or this one: http://support.gateway.com/us/en/pro...1&modelId=3182 Thanks, I'll check that out. Either manual tells you how to remove the keyboard. Sorry I could not find the part number. And what is nice about all of these Gateways MA1 through MA7 is that a lot of parts can be shared between them. And the CMOS battery is probably the same among them all. Say did you try charging the CMOS battery first? Most laptops (I don't know about these), you need to have the laptop up and running. And after 12 to 24 hours later, see if the CMOS battery is now holding a charge. If it is, you are good to go. I had the laptop sitting around for about four months, unplugged and completely dead. Then I had it plugged in for a few days as I was trying to diagnose it. |
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