I brought my Presario 2500 to Africa with me where my wife and I are doing some work. It sat for a few weeks, while we were getting things settled. I tried to turn it on and the screen will not turn on at all. I tried replacing the CMOS battery, but accidently broke the holder for the CMOS battery. When I turn on the computer all the lights come on as well as the cd rom. I don't know what else to try. The CMOS is not currently attached. Can a computer screen run with out that battery? What might the problem be, knowing that the problem started before the CMOS battery was accidently removed?
marnett14 0 Newbie Poster
Xlphos 16 Veteran Poster
Maybe the screen has gone. Can you get hold of a VGA cable to connect your laptop to a monitor?
Even if the screen is gone the rest of the laptop may work fine; at least this way you can test to see if anything else is wrong.
marnett14 0 Newbie Poster
I have tried this, but have been unsuccessful in getting any image.
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