on 12/12/02 8:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > This is a simple question. I need to replace the battery in my S900 (the > time and date are not being remembered) and can=B9t find it. Someone told me > it was purple and on the mother board but I don=B9t see it. Can someone tell > me where on the board to look and what the battery looks like?
You have to DIG DEEP. I replaced mine about a year ago. You have to pretty much dis-assemble the machine: Remove the front cover; Disconnect & Remove the upper drive bays which contain the CD-ROM; Look under there and you should see it. > > 2nd question: Has anyone had great results using any particular PCI card to > allow USB or FireWire (or a combo of both) connections? I understand that I > need to upgrade to OS9 for FireWire connection. Is any version of OS9 > preferable? I recently purchased a Sonnet Tango USB/Firewire combo card. It works great, although I don't yet own any FireWire devices. I have 3 USB devices: Logitech mouse, Epson printer, Zio flash card reader connected via a hub. One caveat: It MUST be in one of the upper slots, according to Sonnet tech support and my own experience. Alternatively, since the S900 has six slots you could go with separate USB and FireWire cards. This is the recommendation of some here on the list. Charles -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
