How about 2 AA size lithium batteries, a 2 battery holder, and the below mentioned wire and connector. This would be great on an S900, you could mount the battery holder somewhere where you can get to it without removing all the !@$# drives...who decided the battery should be so hard to get at anyway ;)
-Robyn On Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 11:50 PM, Keith and Mary Krehbiel wrote: > This may come under the heading of "Dont Try This AT Home" but here > goes. I have been running the clock on my old C600 with a 6 volt > lantern battery. Please let me finish. The battery was partially > discharged (to about 5 V potential) by using it in series to power a > boom box during an ice storm last winter when the normal supply of > flashlight batteries was being hoarded ( a whole nother story). To > connect this battery to the motherboard connector you need a plug from > a > dead computer battery and some extra red and black wire. (Obviously if > you don't have a dead battery you don't need to do this.) Connect the > wire to extend the leads outside the case and, taking care to observe > the correct polarity, connect the leads to the battery of your choice > and plug onto the motherboard. Not as handy perhaps, but more along > the > lines of crude but effective. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
