sony vaio problem

superbad50

hi,

does anybody know where i can get a replacement battery for my sony vaoi xl100?

Saggitarius

Is this a desktop PC?

superbad50

hi ,

no it is a media centre

Saggitarius

Can you make a photo about battery or last write down what do you see on them?

superbad50

i dont understand what you mean ?

Saggitarius

superbad50 wrote: »

hi ,

no it is a media centre

I know already, is this right? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/workstations/83662/sony-vaio-vgx-xl100/specifications

superbad50

yes that is the correct system. my battery , (inside of it crashed)

Saggitarius

superbad50 wrote: »

i dont understand what you mean ?

Batteries in most cases have some caption about type or voltage level.

like on this picture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Battery-lithium-cr2032.jpg

superbad50

yes i understand . i am having great difficulty trying to find a supplier

seithon

Actually the battery is most likely to be a simple 5v watch battery. if you take out the battery from the socket and take it to a jeweller or similar they should be able to match it up

Saggitarius

superbad50 wrote: »

yes i understand . i am having great difficulty trying to find a supplier

If I know what kind of battery you looking for, then I can help you only. Might be a photo also can be handy.

superbad50

yes it is a tiny battery. oh really - yes i will give that a try . was under the impression it had to be specific to the machine

tnx

Saggitarius

seithon wrote: »

Actually the battery is most likely to be a simple 5v watch battery. if you take out the battery from the socket and take it to a jeweller or similar they should be able to match it up

5V?

superbad50

hi

i havent taken the media centre apart so i have no picture at the moment.i know it is a tiny battery just like the ones in watches

Saggitarius

superbad50 wrote: »

yes it is a tiny battery. oh really - yes i will give that a try . was under the impression it had to be specific to the machine

tnx

Is it covered with a door? In most cases you can find the battery type on the door.

superbad50

how do you mean on the door , on the actual unit ?

Saggitarius

superbad50 wrote: »

hi

i havent taken the media centre apart so i have no picture at the moment.i know it is a tiny battery just like the ones in watches

If you think, try to buying a set of battery at euro shop. It's 2euro only and content more type on one sheet about general types from the tiny to "normal".

Saggitarius

superbad50 wrote: »

how do you mean on the door , on the actual unit ?

No. I thought not necessary to disassemble the whole unit, else the battery replaceable by opening a small door only.

superbad50

yes i will try that first thing tomorrow. thank you very much

Saggitarius

superbad50 wrote: »

yes i will try that first thing tomorrow. thank you very much

Hopefully have a holder and not soldered kind.

Trevor451

Saggitarius wrote: »

Hopefully have a holder and not soldered kind.

The battery he is talking about is a CMOS battery. It stores BIOS configurations and the date/time. I have never seen a CMOS battery soldered onto a motherboard before so it should be a easy install.

To the OP, you should consult the systems instruction manual and see is there anything on replacing the CMOS battery.

Saggitarius

Trevor451 wrote: »

The battery he is talking about is a CMOS battery. It stores BIOS configurations and the date/time. I have never seen a CMOS battery soldered onto a motherboard before so it should be a easy install.

To the OP, you should consult the systems instruction manual and see is there anything on replacing the CMOS battery.

I suppose you are young, because of old motherboards has soldered 3.6V battery packs.

I'm talking about this, as example: http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00VeDaJQlhbWbB/Rechargeable-Button-Cell-Battery-Lithium-3-6V-.jpg

Saggitarius

Not really relevant, but I just checked, my Creative Zen MP3 player also have soldered backup battery, so be carefully with "I have never seen".

fionny

Saggitarius wrote: »

Not really relevant, but I just checked, my Creative Zen MP3 player also have soldered backup battery, so be carefully with "I have never seen".

To be fair now... since the first computer I saw built around windows 98 time so.... 13 years ago there hasnt been a soldered battery always a holder and certainly a more modern brand like the sony's wouldnt go backward to a soldered battery...

Saggitarius

fionny wrote: »

To be fair now... since the first computer I saw built around windows 98 time so.... 13 years ago there hasnt been a soldered battery always a holder and certainly a more modern brand like the sony's wouldnt go backward to a soldered battery...

For this reason I wrote my last message about Creative Zen, and there is a tiny (cca 4mm) soldered backup battery.

fionny

Fair enough but thats hardly a computer!

Saggitarius

fionny wrote: »

Fair enough but thats hardly a computer!

Yes, I agree with you, but he talking about a tiny battery, so not the usually CR2032 which isn't tiny.