umm... need some serious advice...

[goosy22]

i was trying to fix my sister's cd-rom drive today and thought it might be disabled in the BIOS, so i tried to unplug the battery... but when i did i broke the positive part of the "battery holder down thing"... obviously i don't know the technical name but, can i fix this by soldering it back or is there an easier way?

if you need a more detailed explanation, please say so...

 

[vonbismarck]

i was trying to fix my sister's cd-rom drive today and thought it might be disabled in the BIOS, so i tried to unplug the battery... but when i did i broke the positive part of the "battery holder down thing"... obviously i don't know the technical name but, can i fix this by soldering it back or is there an easier way?

if you need a more detailed explanation, please say so...

Are you talking about the CMOS battery? I don't know anything about fixing that but those batteries are pretty cheap, you could just go out and buy a new one.

 

[Arm_Pit]

Are you talking about the CMOS battery? I don't know anything about fixing that but those batteries are pretty cheap, you could just go out and buy a new one.

I think hes talking about the thing that holds it in.

 

[Maddhatter]

i don't think i would solder that on....might fry the mobo or blow the battery up solders extreme heat

 

[Rambo]

Cover it with a bit of blu-tac. I think that is an insulator, so you should be safe covering it over to make it stick it.

 

[The_Other_One]

Anything to make a contact should work fine. Taping some alluminum foil on the battery and what's left on the terminal should work. You could probably even glue what's left of the clip to the battery(be sure and leave some "exposed" ) and even glue the battery in the plastic holder.

You might not be up to this, but I suppose you could always remove and resolder a battery holder(the whole thing) or some other clip. Adding a pair of wires then taping them to a battery would work...

Also, remember the battery isn't used unless the computers powered down and without power. I would think it would retain all it's settings as long as it was plugged up.

 

[goosy22]

Anything to make a contact should work fine. Taping some alluminum foil on the battery and what's left on the terminal should work. You could probably even glue what's left of the clip to the battery(be sure and leave some "exposed" ) and even glue the battery in the plastic holder.

You might not be up to this, but I suppose you could always remove and resolder a battery holder(the whole thing) or some other clip. Adding a pair of wires then taping them to a battery would work...

Also, remember the battery isn't used unless the computers powered down and without power. I would think it would retain all it's settings as long as it was plugged up.

so does it have to stay running, or just plugged in?

 

[Rambo]

so does it have to stay running, or just plugged in?

I would think it would retain all it's settings as long as it was plugged up.

I think he means plugged in... Just so long as power is running through it (as in, the switch of the plug is on, and the PSU is on. The computer itself doesn't necessarily need to be turned on, just the PSU )