At 02:04 PM 11/13/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Question, how would a dead PRAM battery affect the video? I do understand >that the date/time would get lost with a dead battery, the system goes back >to default, but the video? I am not trying to be a smart ass with this >question, I am looking for new infomation to put in the old memory bank! >Thanks !! - John
A lot of older Macs, including some Quadras to make this on topic (605 is one of them), just don't start up with a dead/missing PRAM battery. I don't understand exactly why, seems to be energizing of certain circuits, but it just works that way. With most of them, if you turn them on, wait a few moments, then flip them off and back on very quickly, they'll power up and boot happily. Trouble is this is very difficult to make work on a 6500 due to the power switch arrangement. Although, I seem to recall from my 6500s, they don't have that particular oddity. They just have the date being screwed up. Scott Holder -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:quadlist@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:quadlist-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:quadlist-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
