At 5:59 PM -0500 5/20/02, Jim wrote:
> Well, this afternoon I've opened up my neice's PB 5300cs to hunt for
>the PRAM battery. I think i might have located it. I'm still wondering
>if this is the problem. Heck, I'm wondering if this funny looking thing
>I'm looking at is the battery. It's round, about the size of 2 stacked
>nickels, wrapped in a brown, plastic wrapping, and attached to a small
>board via 3 wires of red, white, and black. Is this what the battery
>looks like in this PB?
>
> The original problem is that the screen isn't displaying anything
>other than some backlight.
If the PRAM battery is dead, the date shouldn't hold without an
installed battery or AC during a shutdown. Have you checked the video
cable for a secure connection?
Paul
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