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Inspiron Mini 9 910
Hi all, I'm new to this group and looking for advice on an old Mini I bought which runs windows XP so that I can use it with a slide scanner system which requires XP. It came up with the following issues when setting-up:
ERROR 0271 Check Date & Time Setting
WARNING 0251 System CMOS Checksum Bad - Default Configuration Used
HDD Password Error Code 08609
Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup
If you press F1 it says Enter HDD Password [ ] which I don't know. HDD Error Code 08609
You don't get a chance to press F2.
I(s this a basket case or is there any way to get it going? Any help much appreciated. Dell won't help.
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Taffchap
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March 8th, 2021 06:00
Thanks JOcean. I will try that first. The manual doesn't seem to say what type of coin battery is required.
JOcean
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March 8th, 2021 06:00
For starters on such an old system I would recommend replacing the CMOS battery. That seems to be the cause of more than one error. The instructions are here and it is a bit of a procedure.
U2CAMEB4ME
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March 8th, 2021 07:00
Welcome to the Dell Community @Taffchap
Coin-cell battery CR-2032
Inspiron Mini 9 Setup Guide:
https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_inspiron_laptop/inspiron-mini9_setup%20guide2_en-us.pdf
Most Dell laptops have the same connector.
It looks like the length should not be that important.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=Inspiron+Mini+9+battery&_sacat=0&_sop=15
Best regards,
U2