Laptop doesn't boot, no BIOS screen

I was hoping one of you could give me some advice.

I have an FT100 that's been sitting in a closet for about a year because the adapter was shot. Today I bought a new adapter and tried to boot up the laptop again.

The problem is that as soon as I press the power button, it lights up as if trying to boot, but there's no BIOS screen (or any activity on the screen for that matter) or any sort of noise coming from the laptop itself. The power light just stays on for a a few seconds before finally shutting off again.

I thought that it might be that the CMOS battery had died after such a long period of disuse. I opened up the case to see if I pop it out and buy a new one, but to my dismay it seems to be hidden up under the casing inside the RAM slot, and I can't figure out how to get to it to remove it.

So my questions are: does this sound like it could be the CMOS battery? And if so, how can I remove and replace it?

Thank you so much in advance for your help!

 

I think it seems more like a motherboard problem, especially since nothing shows up but I'm not master technician. Good luck though.

 

Thanks for your answer, azn4lif3s!

I think you're right that something else seems to be going on, because the fan doesn't even start up or anything. The only thing is that the laptop was working fine when I shelved it, so it's a little odd that it's suddenly turned into a giant paperweight.

If anyone else would like to chime in, I'd appreciate all the suggestions I can get before I leave it for dead.

 

Perhaps the CMOS battery is low - some laptops use power the CMOS battery to enable the main battery early during startup.