I own a Dell Optiplex GX270 Hi I get a message coming up saying ``Alert battery low voltage press F1 to continue'' on a black screen What should I do and how thanks

to me it seems like your battery is not charging.use volt meter to check output from your adapter or change battery.
Whatever you do do NOT keep using computer until its sorted as you can ruin your windows installation or hard drive

ONe of your sticks of RAM may be bad.

hi, that could be the CMOS battery need replacing


http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000239.htm



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Sounds like an incorrect setting in Bios I am not very familiar with this model but that is what happens when my Dell Optiplex GX270 does it.
Please check that all settings are correct and that you have not accidentally set it to require this action prior to boot up.

Hope this helps

i think this is the problem about your cmos battery so first you change your cmos battery contained in your lap top.it is attached with your laptop motherboard.

i think storage battery low indicates that the cmos battery is losing its ability to reatin a charge. try replacing it. if that doesn't solve your problem, you have deeper issues. consult a professional if this is the case.

That warning is referring to the CMOS battery.
Powe off, unplug the machine. Open the case and look for a small round silver disck about the size of a quarter. Read the number on it and purchase a new one. (Should be something like CR2032)
Replacement is faily easy as the old one just pops out and the new one pops in.
You may get an error about Time and Date
Hit F2 to get into the BIOS and reset the time and date

It sounds like you either got a bad battery or one that is not compatible with your motherboard. Try replacing with a new battery that is compatible with your mb & see if this corrects the error. If you just bought the other battery you are using you should be able to get a refund or store credit towards the new one. Also make sure all the cables are properly seated as one may have come lose during original replacement. Hope this helps.

The battery message means you need to change the battery on the motherboard, it looks like a coin about the size of a nickel. Which fan is malfunctioning, the power supply fan, the case fan, or the processor fan?

Here's Dell's page for changing the battery for a Dimension 8300:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8300/sm/battery.htm