Posts by depthofpercep

Replaced the CMOS battery. Unfortunately that was NOT the problem. After doing more research it appears to be a bad cap on the mobo. To replace the mobo is around $250-400. However, I found a seller on eBay that will repair the caps on...

Thanks. I'll give it a try. BTW, I had a hard time finding the battery model online. I had to dissect the battery to get the model number off and unfortunately rendering it useless. The model number is CR-2016. You can find it through...

They're going on eBay for around $900-1000.

I got the computer screen to turn on. I'm now getting a "CMOS Checksum Bad" error. It doesn't appear to be a operating system problem since it will not boot from CD in CD/DVD drive. Is this a bad BIOS or battery?

Hello, I just picked up an Alienware Aurora m9700 off eBay less than a week ago. Tried to power on the laptop this morning and the power and battery lights turn on but the screen maintains a blank status. I've held the power button but...