[G4] Mirror Door G4 dual 1 GHz power problems

Robert H. Baucom rbtbcm at owc.net
Sun Jan 11 14:06:56 PST 2009


On the old 604 and 604e boxes a dead pram battery could in rare  
cases, create problems similar to a bad RAM DIMM.
RHB

On Jan 11, 2009, at 8:50 AM, gifutiger wrote:

> A dead battery doesn't prevent the "power on" button from starting  
> up the platform, it only perverts the retainment of PRAM perimeters.
>
> Harry
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>
> On Jan 11, 2009, at 8:18 AM, Richard Klein wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Dan A. Currie  
>> <dancurr at frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>> Jim Robertson wrote:
>>>>
>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> I've zapped PRAM, replaced the PRAM battery (but found there's  
>>>> still 3.7
>>>> volts in the original battery after doing so), and reset the  
>>>> motherboard,
>>>> yet all problems persist.
>> <snip>
>>> Have you replaced the on-board battery lately?
>>
>> It sure sounds like a dead battery, but he says the old battery put
>> out a full 3.7 volts, which is plenty, and he replaced it anyway.
>> Maybe the battery isn't making a good connection for some reason?
>>
>> -- 
>> Rich
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