About devin_allerton

devin_allerton · ‎12.02.2020

Still waiting. I hadn't used the laptop in years so I forget I even own it. But eventually I'll get it back.

devin_allerton · ‎30.01.2020

@Major_ToM wrote: Hi @devin_allerton , did you receive your unit back and how was the solution? Maybe you can give us a short update of the situation? Greets Major ToM No, I haven't gotten it back yet. I told the guy there was no rush. He has a full time job not related to computers and I told him there was no rush. It's been 3 weeks today so I was thinking I should give him a call. He is a friend of a friend. He said he hates to work on laptops but that he'd do it for me. I saw all those teeny tiny screws that have to come out. Getting to the location of the CMOS battery is probably a real pain. I'll be sure to post here with the results when I get the unit back. I found this on YouTube (am I allowed to post that here?) that shows a CMOS battery replacement doing the trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTYLnsteLkc&feature=youtu.be

devin_allerton · ‎13.01.2020

Thank you for asking. The laptop is currently in the hands of a friend of a friend, I call him "the computer guy". I asked him if he would get into it and replace the CMOS battery with a new one. I haven't heard anything back yet but I told him "no rush". He works a lot but in manufacturing, but not anything to do with computers. I am not optimistic that it will help. I've tried every trick on the Internet to try to revive it without taking it apart. I can't imagine what could be wrong with it except for the CMOS battery, since it was barely used and sat protected on a shelf for years. It was working fine when I stored it.

devin_allerton · ‎20.12.2019

Thank you.

devin_allerton · ‎20.12.2019

Could someone give me either the part # for the correct CMOS battery or tell me what I should be looking for in an after-market/generic replacement? Thanks in advance.

devin_allerton · ‎17.12.2019

I'm wondering if the CMOS battery needs to be replaced, to begin with? And where would I find the correct CMOS battery?

devin_allerton · ‎16.12.2019

The MSN # is 30007066. The model name is WAM 2070 Notebook PC. Yes, I was trying to get it booted up in order to load Windows 10 on it. I made a mistake saying it has Windows 7, it came pre-loaded with Vista, which is why I never really used it. When I try to turn it on (with AC adaptor, not the battery) the green power light shows but no other. The green hard drive light does not come on. I do hear a sound briefly but that might be the CD/DVD drive powering on. It's been sitting for years in its protective carrying case, in a room of my house. It seems to be totally dead and I don't know why. It's acting like the hard drive and motherboard are completely non-operational. There is no physical reason for them to fail other than it's been sitting for years. How do I get it operational again?

devin_allerton · ‎14.12.2019

Rarely used laptop but I wanted to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and cannot get the screen to activate. The laptop has been sitting unused for some years. It was stored without the battery in it. Was never dropped or abused and only has a few hours on it. It turns on and the lights are showing but no display, just a black/dead screen. It was hooked up to a test monitor and got the same result. Is the motherboard bad? Is the graphics unit on the motherboard bad? is there any hope for reviving it?