Difference between revisions of "Laptop Power & Batteries"
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|style="text-align:left"|'''Laptop CMOS Troubleshooting''' | |style="text-align:left"|'''Laptop CMOS Troubleshooting''' | ||
|style="text-align:left"|A CMOS battery can be bad, but can be masked by a charged laptop battery. Disconnecting the laptop battery and allowing the system to sit un-powered for a short period of time after the system time / date has been set or verified is the key. Reconnect the battery, plug in system power, and if the system time is incorrect, the CMOS battery is bad. | |style="text-align:left"|A CMOS battery can be bad, but can be masked by a charged laptop battery. Disconnecting the laptop battery and allowing the system to sit un-powered for a short period of time after the system time / date has been set or verified is the key. Reconnect the battery, plug in system power, and if the system time is incorrect, the CMOS battery is bad. | ||
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Revision as of 13:46, 25 February 2010
Batteries are an expensive component of any portable device, even more so when they go bad. Some information on their care, handling, and replacement is important. Lets explore.
| CMOS Battery | CMOS is short for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. CMOS is an on-board chip powered by a CMOS battery. The CMOS stores information such as the system time and system settings for your computer. |
| CMOS Battery Types | In Laptops, CMOS batteries are either button type mounted on the motherboard or plug wired. |
| Laptop CMOS Troubleshooting | A CMOS battery can be bad, but can be masked by a charged laptop battery. Disconnecting the laptop battery and allowing the system to sit un-powered for a short period of time after the system time / date has been set or verified is the key. Reconnect the battery, plug in system power, and if the system time is incorrect, the CMOS battery is bad. |
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| Battery Tips | The identified link provides methods to care for and prolong the life of your battery. Power management is also addressed since it affects the performance of a battery. |
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