>>> If you unplug the machine >>> and the clock resets, you defiantly need to replace the battery, that >>> may even make the whining go away. Radioshack part #23-026 $11.99. >> >> Lets say I replace the battery and the whining doesn't go away, will >> unplugging the machine when not in use make the battery go down the >> drain >> fast? REAL fast? > > It shouldn't. Those batteries should last a good 3-4 years easy. Having > it unplugged will use the battery faster, but not anything to worry > about.
That's good, I just don't want to spend $12 for a battery that will only last a week or something... > I'm not sure where to get the enabler (I don't have an E100), but > others here should. Installing 9.1 is not a problem and is still a free > download from Apple. OS 9.1 is the furthest you can go though on these > machines without a little bit of hacking. That's good do hear, I'm looking froward to the "empty trash" keyboard shortcut. =o) > Utilities are available that make that job VERY easy. Check out > <www.os9forever.com> for OS9.2 [duh] or > <http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto> for OS X installing > info. Will do, thanks! > From what I understand, the E100 simply does not work. I know the SCSI > is dead, I'm not sure about the Ethernet part though. The 10BT port > next to the AAUI and the serial ports work just fine though. The two > internal SCSI busses also work fine in X too. The infernal E100 is the > only problem. Fast Ethernet isn't too big of a loss, and I guess I could run the internal hard drives off the motherboard's SCSI busses. I'd need to find some adapters though. Different types of SCSI cables. > You can run X 10.0 through 10.1.5 with a 604, it would be glacial > though and the general feeling is that a 300MHz G3 is necessary for > reasonable performance as a daily user. X 10.2 (Jaguar) will not run > unless you have a G3/4, period. Check out the link I mentioned above, > there is a ton of information on installing OSX. I run Jaguar on my > S900 as my main computer, works like a champ. Well, maybe I'll give 10.0 a shot, just for fun, on one hard drive. (If I can find the adapters to put the hard drives on the motherboard's bus. What would those adapters be called?) > The good news is, depending on how strapped for cash you are, you can > get an XLR8 CarrierZIF w/ a G4/450MHz/1MB for $200 right now from Other > World Computing <www.macsales.com>. I don't think this is too bad of a > deal, I just got the same card (except it has a 300MHz G3) for $89 last > week from them. Even $89 is out of my budget right now. But it's good to know they're out there (and probably only getting cheaper) if I get some more money for toys. -- 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
