Recent content by odum_chumblee

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    Wrong Motherboard Model Number in BIOS won't allow system recovery

    Ok then, just ordered the battery. Should get here later this week. I'll let you know how it goes. I tried using some needle nose pliers before, but when it wouldn't budge I got a little uneasy about it. I'll try the tweezer trick next time. Hopefully I won't mangle everything in there trying to...
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    Wrong Motherboard Model Number in BIOS won't allow system recovery

    Ok, good to know there's still a chance and that it's not soldered. I've been able to find replacement batteries on eBay, but that's about it. You were right! The green heat shrink around the battery was held on to the motherboard itself with just some double-sided adhesive. I tried removing...
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    Wrong Motherboard Model Number in BIOS won't allow system recovery

    Hello all, Scoured the internet for an answer, and haven't found anything to help, so I thought I'd ask here. Trying to resurrect an old Toshiba Satellite P100 of mine. I'm trying to reformat it with the Windows XP Professional SP3 recovery disc (ancient OS, I know; don't ask why I'm using it...