[ale] I'm confused

[Jim Kinney]

sounds like the bios has a bug and the drain will kill the battery backup or
force a backup version to be used.

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Chris Fowler
<cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>wrote:

> HP laptop will not power on.  I contact HP for support.
>
> This was the solution:
>
> Step 1: Power Drain:
>
> 1. Disconnect the AC Adapter.
> 2. Remove the Battery.
> 3. Hold the Power button down for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
> 4. Reconnect the AC adapter and reinsert the Battery.
> 5. Switch on the Notebook power.
>
> Why does this work?
>
>
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