On 12/01/11 08:42, Bob Dunlop wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Jan 11 at 07:43, Adam John Trickett wrote: >> On Tuesday 11 Jan 2011 19:24:57 Jonathan Hudson wrote: >>>> 1) It would sometimes bring up the BIOS page complaining about changed >>>> settings (that have not changed) on power up. >>> >>> BIOS battery needs replacing ... >> >> A "CR2032" according to the manual. I know that would cause the boot >> problems, >> could it also cause the hardware freezes? > > Typical shelf life of lithium battery 7 years, machine is 6 years old, so a > good bet. BIOS complaints and boot problems definitely. Freezing the system > later, less likely but possible, it might cause problems with the video BIOS > for example. > > Four pounds from a hardware store, got to be worth a try. > > ... or £5ish for a pack of 2 from Boots - I regularly have to buy them for my Psion Netbook, 'cos I forget to charge up the main battery and it sucks the life out of the backup battery trying to keep the RAM alive...
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