laptop

  1. C

    Help with laptop bios issues.

    Hi again everyone. I am finally getting around to more of my projects that have been on the back burner for a while (in some cases upto 8 years), and I am wanting to get one really annoying one out the way. You see I have a HP ProBook 640 G1, that I got from an Ewaste place that I used to go...
  2. cjsebes

    Compaq laptop brought back to life

    A couple of years ago, I picked up this BIOS-password-locked Compaq laptop. To remove the password, I would have to take apart the laptop and remove the CMOS battery for a period of time. After the laptop sat for MONTHS, I found a video on where to locate the battery and took out my handy...
  3. wottle

    Proper handling of laptop batteries in vintage machines

    So my vintage collection probably has 15-20 laptops at this point, ranging from a Powerbook 165 up to a relatively modern Intel MacBook Air. Many of the older models have removable batteries, some of which even still hold a charge. However, I recently broke out my Powerbook 540c (with a nice...