Here is a weird battery story. Maybe someone can suggest what's goimg on. Twice, I replaced the battery on my SM 5000 250, vintage 1997. And each time, it fell out-- or was pushed.
Here's the narrative. I unplugged a lot of things, and I pulled the motherboard out just far enough so that my wife's smaller hand could push the new battery down on the metal prongs and then press down on the velcro. With the machine lying on its side with the cover off, I did the following: I replaced all the things I had pulled out and shoved the MB back in. I plugged in the power cord and held down the CUDA button until I heard the p-ram chime 3 or 4 times. Then I attached the monitor and the mouse & keyboard and was happy to see the parade of extensions and the request to reset time & date. I put the cover back, turned the SM upright, tried to launch -- and all the symptoms of a failed battery. When I pulled the MB out, I discovered that the battery had fallen out. So I did everything over again. But this time, after I heard the p-ram start-up, I peeped in and I saw that the battery had lifted up, exposing the metal prongs, and was about to fall out again. This occurred while the machine was still on its side, cover off. Three possibilities occur to me (1) my wife is not pressing down enough (she says she pressed it very hard completely in place); (2) some vibration or electronic event is causing the battery to lift up; (3) I'm doing something wrong. Maybe someone can suggest a solution before I try for the 3rd (and last!) time. -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
