One thing at a time.
The real time clock is kept on time by a CMOS battery and if the battery goes flat, the time will be lost as will the CMOS data that tells the notebook that there is a hard drive installed.
Replace the CMOS battery first, set the time and date in the BIOS then let the BIOS detect the hard drive.
When the BIOS bit is happy, place a system disk in the DVD Drive and load a fresh OS.
Hope that helps, and have a nice Xmas.
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