Computer boots slow = bad battery?

[Betty]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Best guess:

It's a CMOS issue. The boot process is looking for something that is no longer present (like a CD-ROM drive or floppy). It's waiting for it to timeout.

How comfortable are you in poking around the boot (CMOS) menu?

Meh... sounds scary!

It's going to go like this - see this guy from a disney-ish message board I visit online told me your guy is wrong and that I should do this to your big expensive machine that runs the factory.

I can probably do it with support - but is this something I want on my head if something goes horribly wrong?

I appreicate the advice - but I think I'll let them take care of it unless they decide they want my help - which could happen any time now - but then again - perhaps not.

And let's face it -I'm in a comfy air conditioned office and the weather outside the factory is over 100 degrees - which means inside it's probably 110 or more.

Thanks though.