how to get computer going after removal of battery from computer

[joey]

Hi I have a friend who has a computer that has had the battery taken out for
about 5 mins and put back in and now i would like to know the procedure of
getting it back going again! all the drivers for the computer are not to be
found and well i have a xp pro disk and i think she might have the original
office xp disk that was on her computer before the battery was removed but
am completely unsure . i think the battery was removed because she forgot the
windows log in password and i guess by removing the battery she thought it
might help!! lolso any help on this would be greatly appreciated . i
basically know how to do things if im instructed what to do im not 100%
computer illiterate so any help would be great thanks jo-jo

 

[Mark Micallef]

Hi Joey,

You might get more help in a Windows support newsgroup (this one is for
Office). That said, this little ramble may help:

Firstly, is your friend using a laptop? This may sound like a silly
question, but there's two types of batteries used in a computer - one
that would stuff things up if removed, and one that won't.

If its the laptop's main battery (usually big squarish thing that slots
out easily from the front or bottom), then removing it should make no
difference to the computer (so long as it was already powered down when
the battery was removed). If the laptop was powered on and, for example,
sitting at the login screen, then yanking the battery *might* (but not
necessarily) cause some corruption that would then stop Windows from
working properly, but even so its kind of unlikely.

If it was the little round battery (similar to a watch battery but a bit
bigger) that sits on a computer's motherboard (known as the CMOS
battery, you'd actually have to open the computer up to remove it, and
you're likely to break the clip if you don't know how to remove it
properly), then removing that in many computers would generally cause
all kinds of hell the next time you try to power on. That little battery
allows your computer to remember its most basic settings, like what
other components are installed on the computer, and where to load the
operating system (Windows) from.

I know this isn't a solid answer for you, but a little more info is
needed to tackle this one. When you say the "drivers can't be found",
how is this apparent? EXACTLY what do you see on the screen? Please
re-type it in your reply WORD FOR WORD - this is important to diagnose
the problem, since we can't see what's going on in your friends computer
(imagine calling up your car mechanic and saying the car can't find the
petrol - is it a hole in the petrol tank? a faulty fuel pump? a leaky
hose? or maybe just out of fuel? the more precise the info, the better
your chances of getting some useful solution from someone here).

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Ringwood]

Hi I have a friend who has a computer that has had the battery taken out
for
about 5 mins and put back in and now i would like to know the procedure
of
getting it back going again! all the drivers for the computer are not to
be
found and well i have a xp pro disk and i think she might have the
original
office xp disk that was on her computer before the battery was removed
but
am completely unsure . i think the battery was removed because she forgot
the
windows log in password and i guess by removing the battery she thought it
might help!! lolso any help on this would be greatly appreciated . i
basically know how to do things if im instructed what to do im not 100%
computer illiterate so any help would be great thanks jo-jo

If you're not 100% computer iliterate??
So why post to an OFFICE news group!

 

[joey]

hi no it is not a laptop it is a home computer and when it stsrts up it goes
to a dos prompt the actual battery was off the motherboard these people took
out and lucky for them they did not break anything .the driver disks and cd's
that came with the computer where stolen out of her car so im at a loss for
helping her . is there anyway i can just re install the windows from cd and
some how install drivers to access this drive ? or should i just take it to
an actual computer expert?

 

[joey]

thanks if i need a smart ass remark in the future i'll ask "ringworm" fuckass

 

[DL]

If the mobo battery was removed, and the cmos settings were lost, you will
need the mobo installation (drivers) disk in order to reset the sys, and
probably the win cd, *before* you look at any apps problems.
Whilst you may be able to download from the mobo web site, you might be
better advised to contacting pc vendor/manu to obtain a replacement set of
disks.

 

[Ringwood]

<snip>
If the BIOS battery was removed all you need do is re-configure the CMOS
settings, all the drivers OS etc.shouldn't be required, they still exist on
the HD the board just needs to be told where.

 

[CWatters]

<snip>
If the BIOS battery was removed all you need do is re-configure the CMOS
settings, all the drivers OS etc.shouldn't be required, they still exist on
the HD the board just needs to be told where.

You need to find out what make and model is the motherboard. It's usually
written on it somewhere but you may need to hunt around to find it. Then go
to the makers website and look for the instructions on how to get into the
BIOS. Then follow the instructions for setting up the hardware. Usually the
defaults are quite close. You may only need to configure it to boot from CD
(and possibly turn off the motherboard sound/video if you have seperate
sound/video cards). Then boot with the Windows XP CD in. Windows XP comes
with a lot of drivers. Later when the system is up you can do a windows
update and/or get latest drivers from the makers web sites.