Where is CMOS battery in Compaq Presario R3000

I have a Presario R3000 that refuses to start. Upon pushing the start button I get an LED flash for perhaps less than a second then the PC goes out again. I suspect the CMOS and RTC battery but I don't know how to get to it to "reset" the CMOS. I have looked through several service manuals but the only reference I find is NOT for the R3000. Please help.
BTW, I have go through the start procedure with & without the power battery, w&W/O the disk drive, etc - no change.

Choose your model here, then look at User Guides :
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-search.html?tab=2#/qryterm=Presario%20R3000&searchtype=s-001
Try a hard reset, works sometimes.Disconnect all external devices first.
1-remove power cord and battery
2-press power button for 30 seconds
3-reinstall only power cord for first startup.
4-power on
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Hello dgreen631. I understand that you'd like to replace the CMOS battery in your notebook. Is this correct?
What you need is the Maintenance and Service Guide for your notebook. Here is a link. While it does not have a specific section for replacing the CMOS battery it does cover the disassembly of the notebook and should provide you with the needed information to perform the replacement.
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Multimedia audio controller driver for windows 7 on compaq presario r3000

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You're very welcome.
Looks to me like you have to manually install the XP audio driver as follows...
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Hi,
This should be the Maintenance & Service Guide you're looking for.
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Danny.
The BIOS/RTC battery is located under the spacebar.
Remove AC, main battery then keyboard.
Disconnect battery cable.
Your manual here.
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Sir/Madam,
where do i find e-mail ID of
- hp,
- hp India, and
- hp forums.
Please reply with e-mail IDs.
Thanking you and waiting for your reply..
so that i can request a guidence for new RAM;
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for my COMPAQ Presario R3000 (512MB RAM).

Respected Mr Russel-E,
no website contain clearly their e-mail ID..
within www.hp.com and/or www.hp.com(India) and/or [email protected]
and
sending mail inquiry/request through pop-up in "contact" on www.hp.com ..
is useless as i can not keep any record/proof at my end and they do not reply. :-(
As i e-mailed a request to hp.com -- indian site and there is "0" response.
you also gave me the link that again lead me up to pop-up in "contact" on www.hp.com only..
which is NON RESPONSIVE.
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* what is the product/model number & cost of 2GB RAM to fit in R3000 ?
* is it available at hp India, Ahmedabad branch ?
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The battery of my hp compaq presario needs to be replace,where can i buy it and how much?thanks,..

the battery of my hp compaq presario needs to be replace,where can i buy it and how much?thanks,..

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Compaq Presario S4500UK Won't start after wall-socket disconnect. Is this a CMOS battery issue?

Recent software rebuild with additional internal HDD (March 2011) as dual-boot WinXP/Linux setup worked fine. CD/DVD RW drive started to give cyclic redundancy check errors so replaced drive a week ago. All still OK. Change of electricity provided and increased energy usage conciousness switched off machine at the wall overnight after normal shutdown. Machine would not restart in the morning. Did not load BIOS; all lights came on briefly and then went dead after 3-4 seconds with power light still on. One can get a similar effect by plugging the keyboard into the PS2 Mouse Socket as I did once!
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Am I right in thinking the problem might be the result of a dead CMOS battery? The reason I ask is that the clock seems to keep time OK and there are no apparent issues with BIOS once it loads.
Any help/guidance would be much appreciated. Further config info below.
Compaq Presario S4500UK Bios v3.03 dual boot WinXP Pro SP3 / Linux Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid (2.6.32-33)
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CD/DVD ROM (original JLMS XJ-HD166S)
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I didn't get any replies so I went ahead with replacing the CMOS battery but that hasn't helped. The problem is also evident if I power down and leave it for about an hour or more before trying to restart even if I don't disconnect the wall socket. It seems to take about 15-20 goes at restarting before it fires up. I would be really grateful for any clues as to what's wrong.
Tks
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Still no replies to my increasingly ticklish problem so I'll give you the benefit of further investigations in case it prompts some words of wisdom...
So it's not the CMOS battery. Other symptoms emerge...
1.    "Crashes" are absolute, immediate and without warning - just like someone turned the lights out.
2.    "Crashes" also happen occasionally when firing up Truecrypt using the "Auto-Mount Devices" option but thus far have not occured when selecting the required device first.
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Can anyone confirm this, pls?
If this is the case, can anyone suggest a suitable upgrade? There's loads of product out there with prices ranging from £15 to £150 but as I'm a bit of a numpty and I don't seem to be able to narrow the choice down sensibly. I've tried going through the info on the HP website and various tech forums/fora without getting very far. It would be brill if there's someone out there that knows the product and could share their knowledge.
Tks in anticipation!
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