20 Most Recent Advent 6552 Laptop Questions & Answers

Here you have a video explaining how to remove battery from laptop. Tutorial How to replace the CMOS battery in your laptop I'm not sure if it's the same for your laptop. Now, my guess is that youe problem is not related to the bios but some application you loaded from that USB. Somehow you messed up boot system, Try TestDisk. I'ts an application which MIGH help rebuild boot suystem. NOT SURE, of course TestDisk CGSecurity

Should not try this yourself. Call an Hardware Engineer instead. Laptop parts may get damaged easily and are complicated to be repaired. If your Laptop is still in warranty, best to call Service Center Professional, else, you may contact any Computer Hardware Professional. But better if you don't try to remove it yourself.

The fan usually wont fail in that manner, If it still works normally, you can go to www.almico.com and download a program called speed fan. It is free and it will tell you the temp of everything in that computer.

Is the jack working?

Passwords sadly are set by a superuser. So technically the passwords wouldn't be the same from the last to the next. So no, nobody would have the password for it :c You're going to have to reformat, or possibly do what's called a password recovery on a USB drive with a linux OS on it to rip it. Or you could go into the cmd in safe mode and if that has no password you could always just change or add a new account with the Admin account in that mode. (Assuming that has no password either)

Unscrew the bottom of the laptop and you should see the DRAM.

i answered but lots of questions. most times there is all I have, NO OS told dumped PC fails. it's super old. the makers is gone, now. (but we learned it is MSI , in sheep's clothing. The batteries are no good. (bad) do not run those DOS batch files, you will make it worse , I promise did the kid tell you to upgrade BIOS on a dead PC, well that is silly as that is RULE #1 do not flash BIOS on any SICK PC. oK???? rule 1 ignored gets you a bricked PC as d this rule, the PC exact model must match the binary.ROM file and the last update was 2008 ! only the MSI version matters, your OEM is dead. anything newer will brick the PC as those are all from virus purveyors,, all. here are the 10 way FLASH and brick any PC. https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-common-mistakes-you-should-avoid-when-flashing-your-bios/ 7 million did ( do not be them) https://www.google.com/search?q=flashed+my+bios+now+bricked+or+dead&ei=lV1wYbWsO7W3qtsP4ees4A8&ved=0ahUKEwj1yoaAzdnzAhW1m2oFHeEzC_wQ4dUDCA0&oq=flashed+my+bios+now+bricked+or+dead&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAwyBwgAEEcQsAMyBwgAEEcQsAMyBwgAEEcQsAMyBwgAEEcQsAMyBwgAEEcQsAMyBwgAEEcQsAMyBwgAEEcQsAMyBwgAEEcQsANKBAhBGABQAFgAYMslaAFwAngAgAEAiAEAkgEAmAEAyAEIwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz if the old 500mg DDR2 stick memory fails now, the PC is bricked. (no screens posted of errors)

It is windows based so yes you need a driver.

BIOS access is typically achieve by pressing a function key during bootup. Most common keys are f1,f2,and f8, but your specific laptop may use a different key. Just try one at a time during a bootup until one works for your laptop. Don't worry, you won't hurt anything pressing a wrong key.

Easier to take a black marker and cover the mistake and write the right one in small letters.Cost too much to send them back.

Hard disk drive has failed. Replace it.