In a message dated 8/5/03 11:46:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I had a hard time starting it up from the adapter and my clock is reset to 1/1/04 after I finally got it to boot from the power adapter. Could it be both? Could the PRAM battery prevent the battery from charging? >>
Sounds like a dead/discharged PRAM batt. As it is actually a rechargeable
battery, leave the unit connected to the AC adapter for a day or two, reset the
power manager and try again. Actually, try resetting the PM FIRST, then
charge, then reset it again.
Andrew
While I havnt confirmed this for sure, I have a theory why Duo PRAMs go bad so easily. Most PRAMs I have looked at have one of the 2 cells nearly dead, while the other is a lot closer to the charged 3.0 V. I _think_ when the PRAM gets charged up, it looks at either cell for 3.0 V. When one hits the voltage, it stops charging. This results in one cell being ok, while the other one never gets a full charge. I made a little adapter that charges only one cell, and that gets both to 3.0 V. After that the PRAM seems to do better.
On the other hand, I could just be nuts.
Mad Dog
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