I posted my problem (losing monitor and chooser settings) on the 'fritter site and a gentlemen said to "unplug" the mac for a while and than plug it back in. If my date was off than that proves it is the pram battery.
I unplugged it overnight and this morning the date said Friday, January 1st, '04. Yeh!!! I didn't realize the mac had to be unplugged to show symptoms of a dying pram battery. Case solved! Thanks for the input. MaxTek ---- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:49:41 -0600 Subject: Re: Monitor/Chooser Settings From: "Bill Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ref. MaxTek's problems with the monitor settings: I had the same problem early on with my iMac 350 Blueberry. When I would start up the puter, my monitor settings would be all cattywampus - background not filling screen, slightly off-center, etc. Really bugged me (pun intentional). Luckily, my iMac was under extended warranty, so I ran it down to my local Mac tech. He replaced the power/analog/video board, and everything returned to my normal settings. For a while ... A month later, I had it back in the shop for the same thing. Tech replaced the same board, and everything worked fine again. For a while ... I finally got tired of carting up the iMac and figured I would have to live with the screwy settings every time I started or re-started the booger. But alas, something changed: When first starting up, the settings are discomboomerated, but after a few minutes of warm-up(?), all settings return to what I have specified. So, something in the box has to get a little heat on it to come up to speed, eh? FYI, I've been living with this problem since 2001 ... Tech said that these boards go out often, and he has replaced numerous ones over the years. If you have a warranty on your machine, take it in for a replacement board. If you're way out of warranty, you can probably find a board somewhere and do it yourself, but me thinks the board is going to cost you plenty. Hope this bit of info helps you out in some small way. Bill -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
