Thank you. I will test for this. jack
On May 25, 6:51 pm, Kallikak <[email protected]> wrote: > It doesn't need both batteries to be alive. One is simply for PRAM, > but the other kickstarts the PSU and must be working. You need a > momentary 3V going from that battery to pin 15 of the power connector > to start up (and ground to shutdown). Pin 15 is the last pin on the > end of the connector with the missing pin. > > If after replacement both your batteries are giving 3.5V (and it is > getting to pin 15 when you hit the power button) then your problem > must be elsewhere. > > Ken > > On May 25, 12:11 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > A IIfx needs both PRAM batteries to work. After 10 years sitting around > > > they'll very likely be totally dead. > > > that's absolutely right, and it will not boot if one battery is dead - > > replace both, and your baby will probably be happy again > > > /tina --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
