Charles, Thank you so much for your help and recommendations. Well I guess I am going to get to know the insides of my S900 a little better. And that is a good thing. Thanks again.
Elliot ---------- >From: Charles Estabrooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (SuperMacs List) >Subject: Re: [SM] S900 Battery; USB/FireWire combo >Date: Thu, Dec 12, 2002, 10:46 AM > > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
