[SOLVED] Cannot find my CMOS battery on my Toshiba Satellite L505-S5997

[SmilinDoug]

I've already looked up the manual online. It was four pages and didn't say anything about the CMOS battery. I'm not even sure what it should look like. I've seen pictures of some battery that doesn't even look like the CMOS batteries on a desktop. Thank you for any help I can get.

 

[cin19]

Check the linker, in the step 23, you can see where is the CMOS, but according to that site, the CMOS was soldered to the MB.
http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba-Satellite-L505-L505D/remove-laptop-motherboard-1.htm

 

[SmilinDoug]

Thank you! I bookmarked that page for future reference. I found in another manual that I have to send it back to the manufacturer to have replaced. I think I'll let it charge for a few days before I check it again. The manual said to charge the Real Time Clock battery (CMOS battery) for 24 hours and try again. I'll give it a few days. Thanks again!

 

[SmilinDoug]

It was the CMOS battery. Toshiba wanted me to send it to a repair facility and have it changed for about $300. I ordered the battery from Amazon for under $10. I took it apart, soldered a new one in, and it works just fine. Those instructions on taking the laptop apart helped a lot.