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    HP Omnibook 4150

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by duncanl, Dec 1, 2010.

  1. duncanl

    duncanl Newbie

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    I have an old HP Omnibook 4150 that I can't get to turn on. It hasn't been turned on in probably 2 years. I stored it after I purchased a laptop a couple of years ago. A couple of days ago, I tried to turn it on by plugging it in, and nothing. I tried the remove battery, hold button for 30 sec, plug in trick and that didn't do it. After doing that, though, unpon pressing the button, the on/off light flickers, but none of the other ones do. Any advice on getting this thing turned on?
     
    duncanl, Dec 1, 2010
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    2.0 Former NBR Macro-Mod®

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    Might need a new BIOS/RTC lithium clock battery. It's inside and looks like a watch battery.
     
    2.0, Dec 2, 2010
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    duncanl Newbie

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    Thanks for the reply. You said "inside" meaning I need to take the thing apart, or can I just take enough apart to get to the battery? Any suggestions to access the battery are appreciated!
     
    duncanl, Dec 4, 2010
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