Not in the computer itsself as such, but you also mentioned a UPS in that post.
Honestly, the simplest is to get a technician to look at the physical battery since there are generic ones as well which would be a bit cheaper than the original ones from the motherboard manufacturer. Basically, when these batteries lose their charge, then you might find that if you turn off the computer for a bit, then when you try turn it on, it wouldn't have remembered what hard drives etc. it had in since those settings are stored in the BIOS memory, and that might stop it from booting up. Some later computers would automatically scan them, reset the values, and carry on from there, but not sure if/when that became more common anyway. Another thing that could occasionally cause these settings to be lost was in fact static electricity - either transmitted by simply touching the casing if it wasn't properly insulated from the internals, or if the casing was left open for whatever reasons, but this might not be relevant at all nowadays. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 12 August, 2008 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Battery for XP Desktop Computer > Jacob and All, > > Is there another battery in the computer besides the MOS/BIOS settings > battery that's mounted on the > motherboard? I'm asking about whatever battery/batteries that might die > and make the machine useless until replaced. > > How do I get the specs of the motherboard and find out what model etc. > it is? > > Thanks, > > > "Jacob Kruger" wrote: > > > Are you talking about the MOS/BIOS settings battery that's mounted on the > motherboard as such? > > If so, the only real way is to either take the physical battery out of the > machine, or to look up the specs of the motherboard on the internet, but > anyway... > > Stay well > > Jacob Kruger > Blind Biker > Skype: BlindZA > '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Margaret Thomas" > > >> Hi all, >> >> My tech is supposed to come back with a new battery for my UPS and to >> finish dismantling my LAN. He took away the '98 machine and, now, only >> the >> XP computer is left. >> >> It's more than 3 years old and, after my tech left, I starting >> thinking >> that since he has to return and it's just the one machine, that maybe it >> would be a good idea for him to replace the battery on the XP. >> >> Are there any guidelines about the life of an XP battery? I guess it >> probably depends on how much the machine is used, defragged, etc. About >> how >> much does a new XP battery cost? Does one size fit all? The machine is >> a >> tower type and was custom built. If one size doesn't fit all, is there >> any >> way of determining what kind of battery to get except "getting under the >> hood?" > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
