Typically you can run okay without a PRAM battery. 

One problem I have observed with a low battery in some models is a failure to 
start.  Simply removing the battery allowed the machine to start.  I don’t know 
if the MDD is one of the machines that exhibits this behavior.



Clark Martin
A designated driver on the information Super Highway

> On Nov 12, 2017, at 4:19 AM, Jörg <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> Sometimes I get a warning after startup of my MDD running Tiger that my clock 
> is not set right. I understand that's probably a PRAM battery problem.
> 
> As my clock is set to be connected to the internet I always see the right 
> date and time. There are no other problems as far as I know.
> 
> What problems are known to occur when a MDD has a weak PRAM battery? Is ist 
> absolutely necessary to change it? Thanks for your comments.
> 

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