thinkpad 380ed error 00161& 00163

my laptopt diesnt work so can anybody help me on this if u can thank u

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[aguilaralexis80]

ok thnx

[aguilaralexis80]

its from 1985 or sum and it was running on windows 95 but we tried upgrading it to 2000 den it jux did dis

[Moneymaker278]

Change the CMOS battery...

[rapkabi]

@theforrestwalker Yes your right it worked after that!! thanks a bunch!!

[lewisvz]

@mihai209macovei I have the same problem but, I have changed the battery multiple times and I still get the messages. It prompts me to set the time, I do, reboot, it's in a repeat asks me again to set the time. The funny thing is when it tells me to set the time, the time is just the way I've left it...And yes I tried the "F1" command when boot up.

[iHateN00bs123]

When the error message comes up click restart and hold F1 until it starts booting try this it will work

[theforrestwalker]

@aguilaralexis80

No problem, I just happed to get the same exact laptop the other day on ebay, and it had the same exact issue, so I did what I told you to do, and it booted.

[theforrestwalker]

The cmos battery is dead, change it or remove it. To do this, open the ram cover on the underside of the computer (the little door about 2 inches by 4 inches.) In that, there is what looks like a watch battery, just slide it towards the back of the notebook, and it should pop out. Once out, the notebook will say again, error 161, 163 and it will ask you to input the date again. Do it, or don't, your choice but after that it will boot up.

[mihai209macovei]

Open it and change the CMOS battery. The error says that the CMOS battery is low!

[imppwnsrs]

That thing is from 1997 i think it's running a linux OS and wouldn't be able to load hardly anything. Personally I wouldn't bother trying to fix it.