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2.) Another friend of mine gave me her laptop saying there is a problem. Basically, I have noticed that BEFORE it starts up windows, there is a VERY high pitch sound that emits from it. It happens several times in a row, almost sounding like if you would wipe a window to it squeaks, and then wipe is VERY fast so it 'squeaks' manys times within a short period of time. The sound then stops, and everything keeps going. No problems were detected with the hard drive, ram, or motherboard after using Ultimate Boot CD. I do notice that it does this even before it loads up the Windows Recovery CD, and that during this time, things 'freeze' until the sound is done.
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I was going to suggest that this may be the fan, but since you say things freeze during this high pitched sound, I don't really know...
Is said laptop still under warrenty?
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3.) I think I posted this before but...A friend of mine CMOS battery is dying. This is obvious due to her computer refusing to keep time. The problem is I am having problems finding a CMOS battery in my location. What happens if the battery completely dies? Does it lose all settings? Just the time?
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Wipes BIOS settings (meaning it does not save current ones, and goes to the default settings) and doesn't keep correct time.
It shouldn't be that difficult to find a replacement battery. They can be located in almost any store, serious >_>
There's nowhere I can't reach.