At 12:00 PM -0700 7/11/02, Paul Nelson wrote: >At 11:37 AM -0700 7/11/02, David R. wrote: >>Clark, >>I really wish it were that easy. I literally ONLY get one half of a second >>(1/2) before it shuts itself down. Not enough time to do a single step. > > I have a little gadget designed for 100 series books, where one >links a 9V battery to the AC adapter jack. Maybe there's something like >that for 5300's.
That function is built into the 5300. For what ever reason the PB1xxs didn't have any internal battery backup for the main memory during sleep. This meant that when you pulled the battery (to change it) during sleep everything was dumped. The trick of connecting a 9V battery provided enough power to keep the memory up while changing the battery. Pretty much all the later models have a rechargeable PRAM battery that does the same thing. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
