Where is the cmos battery on a gateway m1625 motherboard

The CMOS battery is on the motherboard itself and can be on either side.

Power down PC. Open the PC tower. Look at the motherboard and find the CMOS battery. Looks like the picture below. Make sure you touch some sort of metal area on the PC to ground yourself before touching the components. Use something thin to pop the old CMOS battery out. The CMOS batteries are usually universal. CR2032 is the usual type used. These can be found at a CVS or Walgreens. Once you have acquired the next battery, make sure the CR2032 is facing up and just press it in.

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Here is an image of a cmos battery for a motherboard. Hopefully you could use this as a reference





A cmos battery could be located anywhere on the motherboard but they all look alike.

Hope this helps

CMOS battery situated in motherboard. To reset Bios please re pin the jumber

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Method.

When your Gateway computer is switched off, it still keeps track of various system information such as the date and time, thanks to a small battery that never powers off. The size and thickness of a dime, the CMOS battery can run out and need to be replaced. You can swap out a dead CMOS battery with a new one by removing the Gateway computer's side access panel.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions Things You'll Need:

• Phillips-head screwdriver
  

• CMOS battery replacement
  

1. 1
   

   Shut down the computer. Remove the power cable from the back of the computer case. Disconnect the cables for the monitor, mouse, keyboard, and printer.
   

2. 2
   

   Set the computer case over on its side. Use the Phillips-head screwdriver to remove the two case screws at the far left end of the case.
   

3. 3
   

   Slide the side access panel to the left and remove it from the computer case. Find the CMOS battery port, which will be located to the lower left of the processor in most Gateway computer models.
   

4. 4
   

   Lift up the plastic clip holding the CMOS battery in place. Slide a fingernail under one side of the battery and lift it off the motherboard port.
   

5. 5
   

   Check the orientation of the new battery and compare it to the CMOS motherboard port. Push the new battery into place in the same direction that the old battery was facing. Push down the plastic clip.
   

6. 6
   

   Set the side access panel back onto the Gateway computer case and reattach the case screws. Plug in the Gateway computer and power it on.
   

Start taking your laptop apart piece by piece and test it after each removed component:
1. Remove the hard drive and test the laptop.
2. Remove the DVD drive and test the laptop.
3. Remove the wireless card and test the laptop.
4. Unplug the display panel from the motherboard/video card and test the laptop.
etc....
Continue taking it apart until you have only three major components connected: motherboard (with video card), processor, and memory. If you still experience the same problem, most likely it's bad motherboard.
By the way, before you start, try reconnecting the memory module. If you have two modules installed, try removing them one by one and test the laptop with each one separately.

According to Gateway, there is no easy way to change the password. You need to contact Gateway Customer Services and ask for assistance.

you will find it on the motherboard.
it will have a wire attatched to it that plug's in like a telephone battery

The CMOS battery is located on the motherboard, just under the bottom left side of the keyboard, by the letter 'V". It looks like a clock battery, marked 3V (volts). The battery comes out of its "cage/connector" by gently lifting it with a small flat screwdriver. Replacement CMOS batteries are inexpensive and readily available at any computer shop. Hope that helps

Gateway 450ROG CMOS BatterySmall internal battery that maintains calendar and clock settings.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not the battery that powers your laptop; it only maintains certain internal settings. If you need a main battery, please refer to the page on our web site for your laptop model.

CMOS batteries are located on the motherboard; if you are not comfortable with the inner workings of your laptop, you may want to consider having the battery installed by a qualified technician.

Here is the link to their site for your cmos battery

http://www.gatewaylaptopparts.com/shopexd.asp?id=1082