On Jun 18, 2009, at 2:14 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> > Will dead/lack of a PRAM battery keep a Gigabit Ethernet G4 system > from turning on? > > I took the G4 offline in January, and set it down for 6 months. This > morning I went to clean it up and get it going, and plugged it all in > and....not a damn thing happens when I press the power switch. No > response at all. <Bangalore accent> Please restart your system and we will see what we can do. Is it plugged in? Is the UPS plugged in and functioning? Have you pushed the power button? I am sorry, but I am unable to help you, Please hold for a Level 2 customer service representative.</Bangalore accent> Yes, on a G4 a completely dead pram can cause a no start up at all. I had one in my DA die and when it was very low, CUDA'ing could get it to start. But when it went below a certain point (I did not test with a multimeter) it was dead, Jim. Needed a new battery and all was fine. Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
