>> Anyone know if a full GB of installed RAM will cause Pismo PRAM >> battery short life as opposed to less RAM? If this is the case, does >> the main power battery supplement? What actions can be taken to >> minimize any power drain on the PRAM battery under normal operating >> conditions? Thanks! > > Not that it answers your question directly, but I don't think I've > ever changed the PRAM on my Pismo. Bought it new in 200 . . . 0? 1? > Upgraded to 1GB of RAM in 2002, right around the time chips for doing > so became available. I still have clear memory of changing the PRAM > battery in my long-gone Blackbird (540c), but while I've changed just > about every single part in the Pismo the PRAM battery so far has not > been one of them.
Never heard of that, but I have heard of people having problems with the PRAM not holding enough charge to allow a battery swap in sleep mode with 1GB RAM. I always chalked it up to old PRAM batteries rather tha. 1 GB RAM. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
