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 > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4