There are Official Apple Take-Apart instruction documents out there. I think they might be NDA/illegal, etc. (absurd imho) but I've managed to find them in times of need.. On 5/1/07, William Scammell <bill at wscd.biz> wrote: > Greetings all: > > I have a Ti500 that seems to have gone this route. i've tried looking > for a diagram of where the infernal PRAM battery is located but have > had no luck (apple.com, barefeats.com, etc.). > > Does anyone know of a decent site/PDF? I've had the case open but I'm > sure what the PRAM battery looks like. Blindly poking around inside > my old beast seemed, uh, like a Bad Idea(tm). > > :) > > thanks in advance for any help, > > bill > > > On Apr 10, 2007, at 10:44 PM, Dan K wrote: > > > First thing to do when one of these 'Books won't start is to > > disconnect > > the PRAM battery and then try to startup. > > > > Failed or failing PRAM batteries give this exact symptom. I hate to > > say > > how many simlar era 'Books I've been able to acquire for a song and > > was > > able to revive just by unplugging the PRAM batt. > > > > To disconnect the PRAM batt on your 'Book, you'll have to remove the > > bottom plate and then lift the optical drive up to gain access. > > > > hth, > > > > dan k > > > > ................................. > > macdan at comcast dot net > > http://macdan.n3.net/ > > carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org > > hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 > > ................................. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Titanium mailing list > > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > > stuff: > > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > > > > William Scammell > bill @ wscd.biz > vox: 781-956-3548 > fax: 978-594-5290 > > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >