db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. . wrote:
> i would have taken the
> battery out from the
> cmos and ensure the
> regular power pack is
> out too.

This will do nothing to help a dead hard drive or a bad motherboard
controller. All taking out the CMOS battery does (which btw is often
quite difficult to do on a laptop, depends on the model) is reset BIOS
settings to default. It won't magically make the machine see a dead hard
drive.


Malke
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