Recent content by BrettBates

Not sure, since I have not looked into the other options. As far as the tools are concerned, the soldering iron can be picked up at Walmart for around 5-10 bucks, however, it does require a bit of patience and caution to get the pin soldered back on. Anyway, sorry I don't have the answer on...

Ok; Confirmed that it is the plug on the motherboard. I opened up and resoldered the middle pin to the mother board and everything is fine now. Brett

Well; The CMOS update didn't solve the problem. I am going to attempt to open the thing up and see if the plug may need to be reattached to the motherboard. Will keep you updated. Brett

Hey sys2021; Having the same problem you are with my Compaq R3000. The damn battery light on the front representing the power always turns off and I pull the plug out and then push it back in and have the same results as you. Went to HPs website and downloaded the latest BIOS software...