This is the most helpful link from your bottom link choices. It shows how to replace your battery. Get the battery first, they are CR2032 and you can get them at Walmart or any store. http://support.gateway.com/s/tutorials/Tu_926413.shtml __________________ Bluebelle, Now all I need to know is how to get to the motherboard in my Gateway Laptop. Scares me to open up anything on a computer even though I have a video on how to build one. They don't look all that complicated but I'd rather tune up my car and do oil changes -- now that I have done (smile). Judith -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk