What is a 103 Charge circuit failure?

Answer 1

Copied from an old thread (it works; I've had to do it twice):

I would advise you to try this:

1-Make sure the unit is completely off.

2-Hold down the "FN" key and turn the unit on with the main sliding Power switch and immediately start to tap the "F11" key.

3-The unit will look likes it's shutting down. Let it do this three times.

This resets the CMOS. On first boot, the POST will check the RAM and inform you that changes have been made. Accept the changes. This also resets all of the information in the BIOS to the defaults. If you hva made changes (security passwords, asset numbers, language, etc.) enter the BIOS first and record all these settings so you can restore them afterwards.

Just to confirm this really does work.

Tried it on an old Compaq Armada E500, which had been dropped and has damage around the power jack.

"103 Charge Circuit Failure" Message appeared even without battery inserted so clearly not battery related.

CMOS reset worked instantly, as soon as I had done the reset, orange chargeing light came on, and no more 103 message.

Many thank to the OP.

## Just to confirm, I followed this procedure and it worked perfectly on my old E500 ##

Thanks for the info.