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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 10:34 am
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CessnaJock
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Originally Posted by UALOneKPlus
Could there be any onboard bios batteries that need to be replaced? Still playing with it.
Yes. Find and remove. A shorted (or polarity-reversed) CMOS battery can cause a variety of symptoms, but the computer might POST if the battery is removed. I don't know eMachines, but I know that some Vaios look dead with a bad battery.

Add: the battery you are looking for is probably either a coin mounted flush on the mobo (if it's a lithium cell) or a small plastic-wrapped pack with one or two cells and a wire that plugs into the mobo (if NiCd).
Last edited by CessnaJock; Dec 6, 2007 at 8:06 am Reason: Addition of CMOS battery recognition.
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