From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Fri Oct 11 2002 - 13:42:32 EDT
Probably the CMOS battery is dead. Cheapest way is ti replace the
keyboard/palmrest assembly. They are cheap on ebay, as little as $15.00
brand new, and take all of two minutes to replace.
The CMOS battery is inside the palmrest.
Just make sure to buy a NEW keyboard, complete with battery.
Tysonssurplus has them on ebay, as well as Great 4 U
Both sell them complete and brand new.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arlyn & Teresa" <thart_at_lakeozark.net>
To: <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:35 PM
Subject: 760C
> Hi,
> My name is Teresa and I have 3 thinkpads sitting in office, I just bought
> them, long story, hubby has another in truck, they are all 760EL except
one
> 760C.
> Being of feeble mind but determined I resurrected a bunch of HD I got
with
> two of these computers. They are running 98 and 95 and one has a semi
> version of
> Linux on it, that was "fun!!!". I'm taking it off and putting Knoppix on
I
> think but that isn't question.
> The 760C has always been the problem, I thought the screen was shot,
hooked
> it up to an external monitor, no dice, so bad computer, start stealing
> parts?? I happened to read somewhere (remember I am new to thinkpads) to
> hit the fn and f7 and display would come on. Sure enough it did!! Shows
> error 163, wants clock set sometimes from either 2007 or 1997?? I set
clock
> and it goes off. Once I got into testing and HD tested OK and system
board,
> it took a long long time to test memory and then it shut down.
> Am I missing something obvious here?? Is it cmos, something loose,
memory,
> or a nasty evil tempered computer that only comes on when I am about to
rip
> it's guts out???
> BTW I did discover it is possible to install linux with a boot floppy and
cd
> hot swapping them, you just have to be quick and when it's trying to mount
> cd to find installation files you push cd in and it says wah lah. Only
> problem is fips took away d drive designation in windows somehow for cd so
I
> can only run in dos or linux?? I guess I'll have to reinstall drivers
for
> cd or is ther something simple to do?? I know NOTHING about linux either
> except I'm not happy with Bill Gates.
> Thanks,
> Teresa
>
>
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