The Lazarus Project; or, getting old ain't for sissies!

donut · 05-12-07, 02:40 AM

161 Bad CMOS Battery (how could it be naughty, it's been asleep 3 years?)Dead !
Replace It's in a coma
163 Date and Timer Incorrect-F1,it wants you to enter BIOS,set date/time. New battery,should activate memory,allowing a sys restore,or sys recovery.
1762 Configuration Change has occurred-restore-unknown how except suggestion above. Keep that boat afloat.LOL

STEED · 05-12-07, 03:19 AM

Neal I just booted up my old Compaq Win95 and it's smooth as a baby's bot. No problems with it.

fatty · 05-12-07, 08:36 AM

Replacing the battery should fix all of those first few errors. I had to do this a few years ago. Write down all the info on the battery and I think you can still get them at Radio Shack or whatever your electronics store of choice is. Mine was a bit of a B to remove and replace so you may be in for a struggle.

You may want to try the above first before tackling the second problem as it will cure your computer's Alzheimers, as you know. After you do the usual connection checks, go to the BIOS and check all the stuff there, namely that you are booting from HDD. Beyond that, post back with any discoveries or progress you make!

MadMike · 05-12-07, 05:06 PM

I usually see a lot of old systems at places like Salvation Army and Waterfront Mission, Goodwill, etc. Great places to find old National Geographic maps, books, furniture, etc.

Yours, Mike

Onkel Neal · 05-12-07, 11:03 PM

Ok, status update: I pulled the PS so I could get at the motherboard battery. It was still a struggle, but I got it out. I went to Circuit City and had the Joe grab a new one. Got home, put it in... it was too thin and the little clip did not press it down properly

So I will go back tomorrow and ask for a "thicker" one. Alas.

Iceman · 05-12-07, 11:27 PM

You can get those batterys from any drug store too...popping those batterys out was the way to get around someone who has passworded the boot sequence...btw some of those cmos batterys were never made to be removed...

the best part about messing with that computer is ya can't really go wrong now can ya

...if the clip wont sit it securely insert a few small layers of tin foil to make contact

Onkel Neal · 05-12-07, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman

You can get those batterys from any drug store too...popping those batterys out was the way to get around someone who has passworded the boot sequence...btw some of those cmos batterys were never made to be removed...

the best part about messing with that computer is ya can't really go wrong now can ya

...if the clip wont sit it securely insert a few small layers of tin foil to make contact

Good idea about the tinfoil, I'll try it. thanks

05-12-07, 02:40 AM	#1
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Onkel,can't you sleep? 161 Bad CMOS Battery (how could it be naughty, it's been asleep 3 years?)Dead ! Replace It's in a coma 163 Date and Timer Incorrect-F1,it wants you to enter BIOS,set date/time. New battery,should activate memory,allowing a sys restore,or sys recovery. 1762 Configuration Change has occurred-restore-unknown how except suggestion above. Keep that boat afloat.LOL

05-12-07, 03:19 AM	#2
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Neal I just booted up my old Compaq Win95 and it's smooth as a baby's bot. No problems with it. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-12-07, 11:03 PM	#5
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Ok, status update: I pulled the PS so I could get at the motherboard battery. It was still a struggle, but I got it out. I went to Circuit City and had the Joe grab a new one. Got home, put it in... it was too thin and the little clip did not press it down properly So I will go back tomorrow and ask for a "thicker" one. Alas. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

05-12-07, 08:36 AM	#3
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Replacing the battery should fix all of those first few errors. I had to do this a few years ago. Write down all the info on the battery and I think you can still get them at Radio Shack or whatever your electronics store of choice is. Mine was a bit of a B to remove and replace so you may be in for a struggle. You may want to try the above first before tackling the second problem as it will cure your computer's Alzheimers, as you know. After you do the usual connection checks, go to the BIOS and check all the stuff there, namely that you are booting from HDD. Beyond that, post back with any discoveries or progress you make!

05-12-07, 05:06 PM	#4
MadMike Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 342 Downloads: 241 Uploads: 0	I usually see a lot of old systems at places like Salvation Army and Waterfront Mission, Goodwill, etc. Great places to find old National Geographic maps, books, furniture, etc. Yours, Mike

05-12-07, 11:27 PM	#6
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You can get those batterys from any drug store too...popping those batterys out was the way to get around someone who has passworded the boot sequence...btw some of those cmos batterys were never made to be removed... the best part about messing with that computer is ya can't really go wrong now can ya ...if the clip wont sit it securely insert a few small layers of tin foil to make contact