Start-up issue. Secondary battery not installed.

Hi guys, I have an issue with my laptop, it's a pavilion Dv6. It never boots. When the problem started I got a message telling me that the secondary battery needs to be replaced and it stopped working. I tried the battery test, and the primary battery passes yet the secondary battery fails. I went as far as changing the cmos battery, yet there was no difference. Please help me identify what this issue is, because I just can't seem to find this secondary battery, the computer stores close by have no idea what I am taking about too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-PowerMac-G4-Mirror-Drive-Doors-Power-Supply-REPAIR -SERVICE-MDD-/141030901102?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20d618c56e
Contact the seller for some PSU troubleshooting tips, if you have a digital multimeter you can measure some of the voltages in the socket from the PSU.
When I first installed my new PSU I still had no power up at all.  The seller suggested removing everything: PCI cards, video card, RAM, disconnect optical and hard drive IDE cables and power molex plugs, PRAM battery.  Try booting up the machine then force shut down by holding down power button 5 secs.  Add one thing back at a time and try again.  Then I ran the Apple Hardware Test, quick and extended test passed.
Since I replaced my PSU my MDD has been shutting down and starting up just fine.   There was another recent thread here about that.

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