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09-13-2025 01:24 PM
My computer don't start up. I removed the battery and placed it back. The computer is charging (orange light)
The caplocks blinks: 5 long- 3short.
Has this computer a cmos battery?
09-13-2025 01:48 PM
Your notebook does not have a CMOS battery.
The main battery also serves as the CMOS battery which maintains the BIOS and system clock settings.
Below is the link to the service manual:
Maintenance and Service Guide OMEN by HP 17 Laptop PC
Chapter 3 has the list of parts.
You will find no CMOS/RTC battery part number.
Chapter 6 has the component removal and replacement procedure.
You will not find a procedure to remove a CMOS/RTC battery.
According to the troubleshooting guide at the link below, your notebook may have a BIOS issue.
HP Notebook PCs - Computer beeps or a light blinks during startup | HP® Support
You may want to try making a USB BIOS recovery drive with the latest BIOS update from the link below, and attempt to recover the BIOS.
OMEN by HP 17-cb0600nd Software and Driver Details
Watch these videos for how to create and use a BIOS recovery flash drive with the above exe file using another Windows PC:
How to make and use the BIOS recovery flash drive to recover or update the BIOS outside of Windows.
Creating a BIOS Recovery Flash Drive for HP Notebooks | HP Notebooks | HP Support
How to recover/update your notebook's BIOS with the USB recovery drive and try to recover the BIOS.
Restore the BIOS with a Recovery Flash Drive on HP Notebooks | HP Notebooks | HP Support