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Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops

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In article <s23h9p$1bk6$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
Andrew  <Doug@hyperspace.vogon.gov> wrote:
>Henrik Carlqvist wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Mar 2021 01:33:37 -0800, Wojciech Zabolotny wrote:
>> 
>>> niedziela, 7 marca 2021 o 08:37:22 UTC+1 Bob Martin napisał(a):
>>>> Change the battery.
>>>
>>> The laptop battery was replaced 3 years ago, and has 91% of the original
>>> capacity. The BIOS does not loose settings.
>>> If if it was the matter of battery, the reflashing itself wouldn't help,
>>> but it did.
>> 
>> The CMOS settings probably has a battery of its own:
>> 
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pile-CMOS-rtc-bios-Battery-DELL-
>> Vostro-3750-/272713865926
>
>The symptoms were obvious but I was also not sure that a Laptop has a 
>CMOS battery, hopefully it is accessible enough that it can be replaced 
>easily.

It'll probably be buried somewhere...definitely not as easy to access as the
main battery, which just pops out.  

Dell's service documentation is usually pretty decent and will show you what
needs to be removed to get at any part of your computer.  Download the
appropriate manual (for this one, looks like it's the owner's manual) and
follow the instructions.  I found an online-browsable version of the manual;
the steps described are listed here:

https://all-guidesbox.com/manual/1047680/dell-vostro-3750-owner-s-manual-147.html?page=111

(It appears to be just a plain old CR2032 that snaps into a holder, without
wires and a plug dangling from it.  You should be able to find a local
replacement easily.)

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Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops to boot? Wojciech Zabolotny <wzab01@gmail.com> - 2021-03-06 10:18 -0800
  Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2021-03-07 07:37 +0000
    Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops Wojciech Zabolotny <wzab01@gmail.com> - 2021-03-07 01:33 -0800
      Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2021-03-07 13:45 +0000
        Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops Andrew <Doug@hyperspace.vogon.gov> - 2021-03-07 22:41 +0100
          Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2021-03-07 17:45 -0500
          Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops Scott Alfter <scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us> - 2021-03-16 19:10 +0000
          Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops Wojciech Zabolotny <wzab01@gmail.com> - 2021-05-31 14:39 -0700
            Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops Wojciech Zabolotny <wzab01@gmail.com> - 2021-05-31 14:47 -0700
            Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2021-06-01 05:29 +0000
              Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2021-06-03 10:44 +1000
              Re: Refreshing of BIOS FLASH memory - a cure for old computer that stops Andrew <Doug@hyperspace.vogon.gov> - 2021-06-04 11:44 +0200

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