Thanks, Jacob. I hadn't thought of the PRAM battery. I will need a larger HD also. If you find a good deal on 20 or 40 GIG ,would you let me know/ Ely
> From: Jacob Saariaho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 16:43:49 -0400 > To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Lombard Battery & Memory > > I'm in a similar situation myself, with a Lombard I got as a > hand-me-down. I just purchased both the high profile and low profile > 256 chips from Otherworld Computing. With 128 MB my Lombard runs Jaguar > surprisingly well, but it is slow. I'm also replacing the hard drive > with a larger and faster one, apparently Jaguar uses virtual memory > automatically so a small slow drive bogs it down considerably. I'm > interested to hear what others have to say about your battery issues. > My battery is most definitely dead, but I'm also replacing my PRAM > battery because my computer doesn't like to keep the date if it's > unplugged for too long. Unfortunately, nobody seems to offer a new PRAM > battery, so I'm forced to get one on eBay. > > On Monday, September 22, 2003, at 04:17 PM, Ely Zimmerman wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> This is my first query to this group, though I've been on the >> powercomputing >> list for a while. Thanks in advance for any advice you might offer. >> >> Just got a G3 Lombard via ebay (no manual), & plugged it in to check >> it out >> and discovered that the battery indicator next to the clock has an >> red X >> through it and on the control panel strip, when I click on the battery >> icon, >> the options are grayed out. >> >> I unplugged it to see if the battery indicator would appear and the >> unit >> turned off and reset to 1904 >> >> Q 1. Does this mean no battery or dead battery? >> >> Q2. How much memory do you suggest and and where to get it? >> >> The Lombard currently has 64 K ram running on OS 8.6. >> >> I expect to move to Jaguar and I run Word, Excel, Filemaker, Palm, >> Outlook >> Express and Explorer simultaneously. >> >> Eventually I guess I'll need to max out the RAM (512?) but for now I >> would >> prefer to try to "get by" with one 256 chip due to cost. >> >> Do I understand correctly that for 512 I'll need both a low and high >> profile >> chip if I add both? As the high profile is less expensive is there any >> reason I should not get that now and the low profile later? I could >> stretch >> and get both now if there was a good reason to but would prefer not to >> have >> to. >> >> Any advice on the battery icon, where to get memory and how much I'll >> need? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ely >> >> >> >> -- >> G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished >> Drives | >> -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! >> | >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> >> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >>> The Think Different Store >> http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 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