A dead battery doesn't prevent the "power on" button from starting up the platform, it only perverts the retainment of PRAM perimeters. Harry ø?ºº?ø,¸¸,ø?ºº?ø,¸¸,ø?ºº?ø,¸¸,ø?º?ø 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 > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4