On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Peter Goertzen wrote: > My 300 MHz Wallstreet has suddenly gone stone-dead. No startup chime, no > nothing. The main battery shows all four lights, and it's been able to start > the machine up recently. I've tried cmd-func-shift-pwr and all the other > things I know about, but so far nothing's worked. Somebody suggested > unplugging the PRAM battery (which has been dead for probably five years by > now), which some research indicated would be a reasonable thing to try. > > So I found instructions for replacing the PRAM battery on ifixit.com. It > just looks like a lot of bother! I can see the battery and cable under the > palmrest when I take the main battery out, but there's no obvious way to > unplug it without actually following the directions. Am I stuck with that, > or is there an easy way to pull the plug? Would cutting the wire accomplish > the same thing as unplugging, or would I just be risking a short-circuit? > > -Peter
Follow the instructions there's no easy way on the Wally's. It's hard enough even the right way.:-) BTW when you're in there put in a new one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400190945117 John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA [email protected] -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
