Thanks, Clark. Good to know about the battery button and that OS X works ok at 320K. Do you feel limits at 320 that are pushing you to 576? Ely
> From: Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:31:51 -0700 > To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Lombard Battery & Memory > > At 1:17 PM -0700 9/22/03, 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? > > > Most likely. Check the LED display on the battery (there is a > button you can push on it.) > >> >> 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. > > > I'm using a WallStreet with 320Mb RAM, the original 64 plus an added > 256Mb. I'm running OS X. It works pretty well. I figure to get > another 256Mb soon. > >> >> 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? > > > The lower slot requires the low profile memory, the upper can take > either. I went with the low profile and put it into the bottom slot. > This will make adding another 256Mb easier. > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > -- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
