Mac OS battery troubles

[paul]

This is a very common problem with old macs, and can result in all sorts of 
odd errors including looking like the machine is toasted. I have saved a 
few machines from the scrap heap with bad batteries, one of them being a 
200 MHz 603e which I got paid to remove!!! Often zapping the PRAM (pressing 
apple-option-p-r imediately after switching on and holding until the chime 
repeats) will start them up, but you have to do it every time until you get 
a new battery.
Theres life in those old machines yet!
BTW if anyone is interested I am in the process of putting together a small 
mac help site, should be up in a week or two.

paul kimber

jbv said at ÒRe: Mac OS emulation on PCÓ.
[13/Jan/01Sat 00:01]

> Tom,
> 
> > A Tip or two for the DIY-Shopper.....
> > There are a lot of  Macs in the thrift these days. All of  those 1/2AA
> > 3.6V batteries are going dead. Macs do not  boot well with a bad
> > battery and may look as if the motherboard is toast......but now you
> > know better...;-)
> >
> 
> Are you sure of that ?
> 
> I'm asking because a friend of mine has a PPC 7200 90 MHz, and
> a few weeks ago it refused to boot, and the battery was dead for
> quite a long time... And he's been told to replace the motherboard
> and finding a new one for a 7200 wasn't easy...
> 
> More details welcomed...
> 
> jbv
> 
> 
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