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Let me run this one past you'all......
When I start up my laptop, first of all, I get error messages and it involves resetting the year, month, and day. Also have to put the correct time in, then boot up. Could this be a pancake battery problem? If so, how involved is it to change out.
Second, when I set the correct time, it then tells me I have a 192 error and investigating it, its hard disk related.
Now......checking the System Properties, I noticed under Device Manager....under Hard disk controllers, I have (2) Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controllers. Viewing properties under hard disk, they seem the same except for the Resources. Interrupt Request's are different as well as Input/Output Range. Now I have only (1) hard drive, a 3GB.
Could this be causing my start up problem (192). If so, which one do I remove or should I remove both and reboot and let laptop detect it?

I've done a quick search on this and it all points to needing a new cmos battery(even error 192).
The battery isnt like a desktop battery,here's a link to one



I cant really say how hard it is to get into the machine to change it,never opened up a thinkpad myself but i wouldnt think its all that bad.I would change the battery first then check back on the IDE controller issue.

Thanks liljim!
I found the battery and will check Comp USA to see if they carry them. If not, I'll order one off the link you provided.
Thanks again buddy!

Good Luck with it

liljim...........got a new battery, installed it and cleared my 192 problem.
Now for the second question about having 2 hard disk drivers in Device Manager. (Read initial post).
Thanks for your time!

Its normal to have 2 hard disk controllers.You should have a primary and a secondary controller but it should only list 1 hard disk.If you dont have and yellow exclamation marks next to any of them i wouldnt worry about it.

Okay Dokey..........thanks for everyone's help!