MOBO Battery.

I know this is not the best place to ask but just in case, has anybody
replaced the MOBO battery on a laptop (Toshiba Satellite Pro in my case)? If
you have, was a replacement easily obtainable and relatively straight
forward to install?
Alan

Hi Alan,

What Model of Satellite Pro?

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"Alan" wrote in message
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I know this is not the best place to ask but just in case, has anybody
replaced the MOBO battery on a laptop (Toshiba Satellite Pro in my case)?
If
you have, was a replacement easily obtainable and relatively straight
forward to install?
Alan

funny you should ask about the cmos battery, i actually replaced mine
today.... (have not been able to shut-down my computer for a month
knowing full well my cmos battery was useless, have been simply
'rebooting' instead)
you obviously suspect your battery, and if it is at least 4yrs old, then
a replacement is necessary.
make sure you have your manual in front of you, and document ALL
areas of settings in your bios prior to removing the battery.
then, after buying another battery, simply replace the old with the new and
re-set your bios to the way it was.


"Alan" wrote in message
...
I know this is not the best place to ask but just in case, has anybody
replaced the MOBO battery on a laptop (Toshiba Satellite Pro in my case)?
If
you have, was a replacement easily obtainable and relatively straight
forward to install?
Alan

Satellite Pro 440CDT
Alan
"Curt Christianson" wrote in message
...
Hi Alan,

What Model of Satellite Pro?

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http://www.aumha.org/





"Alan" wrote in message
...
I know this is not the best place to ask but just in case, has anybody
replaced the MOBO battery on a laptop (Toshiba Satellite Pro in my
case)?
If
you have, was a replacement easily obtainable and relatively straight
forward to install?
Alan

Every place I checked said to send to an Authorized Service Center. Try
hehttp://pcrepair.toshiba.com

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http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/





"Alan" wrote in message
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Satellite Pro 440CDT
Alan
"Curt Christianson" wrote in message
...
Hi Alan,

What Model of Satellite Pro?

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http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/





"Alan" wrote in message
...
I know this is not the best place to ask but just in case, has anybody
replaced the MOBO battery on a laptop (Toshiba Satellite Pro in my
case)?
If
you have, was a replacement easily obtainable and relatively straight
forward to install?
Alan

I also found that the Toshiba help info was limited, other than send it to a
service centre.
Trying to remember how the company tech upgraded the RAM, I have started to
take the PC to bits. I successfully removed the cover below the keyboard,
housing the mouse buttons, revealing the RAM and two sets of Varta
batteries. Using the info. printed on the batteries I Googled and found them
at www.mdsbattery.co.uk. (Batteries are Varta 3.6v 30mAh NI-MH and 7.2v
110mAh NI-MH). As it is the clock function which has degraded and the web
site identifies which battery does what, I was only going to replace the RTC
battery.
However, I now have additional problems. Although the batteries are readily
accessible, the leads disappear under the keyboard and I cannot at present
see how to remove it to get to the battery connectors onto the MOBO. The
second problem is that if I also replace the "Resume" battery as they call
it, will disconnecting the battery destroy the BIOS firmware requiring a
reload of the BIOS as well as reconfiguring. Finally, how does one get into
the BIOS on a laptop as the start sequence appears to be much more limited
than my desktop?
Thanks
Alan
"Curt Christianson" wrote in message
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Every place I checked said to send to an Authorized Service Center. Try
hehttp://pcrepair.toshiba.com

--
Curt BD-MVBT

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/





"Alan" wrote in message
...
Satellite Pro 440CDT
Alan
"Curt Christianson" wrote in message
...
Hi Alan,

What Model of Satellite Pro?

--
Curt BD-MVBT

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/





"Alan" wrote in message
...
I know this is not the best place to ask but just in case, has anybody
replaced the MOBO battery on a laptop (Toshiba Satellite Pro in my
case)?
If
you have, was a replacement easily obtainable and relatively straight
forward to install?
Alan

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:51:32 -0000, "Alan"
put finger to keyboard and
composed:

I also found that the Toshiba help info was limited, other than send it to a
service centre.
Trying to remember how the company tech upgraded the RAM, I have started to
take the PC to bits. I successfully removed the cover below the keyboard,
housing the mouse buttons, revealing the RAM and two sets of Varta
batteries. Using the info. printed on the batteries I Googled and found them
at www.mdsbattery.co.uk. (Batteries are Varta 3.6v 30mAh NI-MH and 7.2v
110mAh NI-MH). As it is the clock function which has degraded and the web
site identifies which battery does what, I was only going to replace the RTC
battery.

FWIW, I found this:

Toshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT Laptop CMOS Battery
http://www.apexbattery.com/toshiba-s...y-b-425-w.html

Toshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT Laptop RAM Battery
http://www.apexbattery.com/toshiba-s...ery-b-454.html

However, I now have additional problems. Although the batteries are readily
accessible, the leads disappear under the keyboard and I cannot at present
see how to remove it to get to the battery connectors onto the MOBO.

Toshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT service manual:
http://laptopservicemanuals.no-ip.org/index.php?page=67

Replacing the RTC Battery, Backup Battery and Microphone:
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/content/s...hap0004_2.html

The
second problem is that if I also replace the "Resume" battery as they call
it, will disconnecting the battery destroy the BIOS firmware requiring a
reload of the BIOS as well as reconfiguring. Finally, how does one get into
the BIOS on a laptop as the start sequence appears to be much more limited
than my desktop?

The firmware is non-volatile which means that the BIOS code will
remain intact. However the CMOS RAM contents may be lost, possibly
necessitating a re-configuration. I suspect, however, that if you are
fast, a capacitor may retain the RAM data during the short time that
would be required to swap the battery packs.

Anyway, the following may be of help.

System Configuration and Setup:
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/content/s...hap0003_3.html

- Franc Zabkar
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"Franc Zabkar" wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:51:32 -0000, "Alan"
put finger to keyboard and
composed:

I also found that the Toshiba help info was limited, other than send it to
a
service centre.
Trying to remember how the company tech upgraded the RAM, I have started to
take the PC to bits. I successfully removed the cover below the keyboard,
housing the mouse buttons, revealing the RAM and two sets of Varta
batteries. Using the info. printed on the batteries I Googled and found
them
at www.mdsbattery.co.uk. (Batteries are Varta 3.6v 30mAh NI-MH and 7.2v
110mAh NI-MH). As it is the clock function which has degraded and the web
site identifies which battery does what, I was only going to replace the
RTC
battery.

FWIW, I found this:

Toshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT Laptop CMOS Battery
http://www.apexbattery.com/toshiba-s...y-b-425-w.html

Toshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT Laptop RAM Battery
http://www.apexbattery.com/toshiba-s...ery-b-454.html

However, I now have additional problems. Although the batteries are readily
accessible, the leads disappear under the keyboard and I cannot at present
see how to remove it to get to the battery connectors onto the MOBO.

Toshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT service manual:
http://laptopservicemanuals.no-ip.org/index.php?page=67

Replacing the RTC Battery, Backup Battery and Microphone:
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/content/s...hap0004_2.html

The
second problem is that if I also replace the "Resume" battery as they call
it, will disconnecting the battery destroy the BIOS firmware requiring a
reload of the BIOS as well as reconfiguring. Finally, how does one get into
the BIOS on a laptop as the start sequence appears to be much more limited
than my desktop?

The firmware is non-volatile which means that the BIOS code will
remain intact. However the CMOS RAM contents may be lost, possibly
necessitating a re-configuration. I suspect, however, that if you are
fast, a capacitor may retain the RAM data during the short time that
would be required to swap the battery packs.

Anyway, the following may be of help.

System Configuration and Setup:
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/content/s...hap0003_3.html

- Franc Zabkar
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Frank, you are a gem! Thanks for taking the time to respond. I will browse
and let you know how I get on.
Thanks again.
Alan

"gekko" wrote:

funny you should ask about the cmos battery, i actually replaced mine
today.... (have not been able to shut-down my computer for a month
knowing full well my cmos battery was useless, have been simply
'rebooting' instead)

You should be able to switch it off still, as long as you do so at the
system box (ie. system shutdown to power off or ATX power switch) and not
at the wall plug. Provided it's still plugged in at the wall the PSU will
continue to supply a trickle of power to the mobo to keep the cmos stuff
and system clock alive even with the system powered off.
Mine was like that, it only lost its memory of BIOS settings etc when I
went on holiday and pulled the plug out at the wall for two weeks.


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