Thanks for the suggestions.
What I'm hearing is that a PRAM battery with a low charge could cause problems on the 3400c (certainly not surprising, especially given the 5300 experience). I am somewhat surprised that it could prevent booting entirely - I've actually never seen a Mac where this is true (even my 5300s will boot with a dead PRAM battery if you know the right tricks - I can even manage this on a 6100), but I'm willing to take your word for it! ;-)
Anyway, I'll leave the 3400c plugged in while I'm at work today and see what happens this evening.
Assuming that the battery is dead (I can't test it w/ my voltmeter because it's still boxed up somewhere - stupid boxes from the move!), does anyone know what kind of cells it takes? Mine doesn't have the VL2330 type cells common to earlier & later PowerBooks - it's got a pack of 6 smaller but thicker cells. The packaging says it's a NiMH battery, too, which is surprising to me - all the others are Lithium-based. Hmm, assuming I get the voltage right, do you think I could just swap in a set of 2330s?
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