On 6/18/09 8:07 AM, "diane" <[email protected]> Broadcast into the ether:
> My date automatically reset via the internet. I have since powered > down as we are expecting storms today, I'll see what happens when I > reboot. I had a spare in a machine here so at least that will come > home with me too - the machine is over 6 years old so I've been > wondering when it would go! > > Diane When you power down your machine there is a draw on that battery. So if over the past 6 years you have unplugged your machine multiple times due to storms (not a bad policy, especially if your house is not grounded properly)...It's the battery. If you leave it in make sure your electrician grounded your place right because when I moved into this house one circuit was not grounded. So I drove the stake into the ground myself and rewired it. If you know what a multimeter is and know how to use it, just test the voltage (it should be near 3.6). If not then stimulate the economy and buy that $9 battery! -- Kyle H. Hansen "It's Always darkest... right before it gets totally black." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml 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/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
