[X4U] Help - Powerbook woes!

[Bill White]

On 6/8/05 10:22 AM, Peter Payne <peter2 at jlist.com> wrote:

> It shuts off and also loses its settings like clock, and thinks  it's 1969. I
> reset the power manager and pram and it's still doing  it. If I set the clock
> correctly, then reboot (but leave the plug  in), it keeps the clock time okay,
> but any pulling out of the plug  causes the machine to lose everything. Is
> there anything else I can  try?!

Sounds like your PRAM battery needs to be replaced. Look here:

<http://www.pbfixit.com/cart/catalog/product_781_G4_Aluminum_17_15_GHz_PRAM_
Battery__USB_Board.html>

There's an excellent step-by-step tutorial for how to do it yourself on this
site, too. http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/55.9.0.html

-- Bill