Just wanted to share what I discovered via much searching and trying... I pulled out my old Motorola Starmax 4000 for my daughter to play games on and plugged it in and pressed the startup button and nothing. Had a vague memory of replacing a battery once when trying to do the same thing years ago, so I started googling. Near as I could figure, the PRAM battery was dead. I could order a new one here: http://www.batteryforall.com/for~Alkaline--Battery--Modules_All--vendor_Memory--Batteries-view-part-3LF22.htm but I wanted to get it running today, not in a week once it shipped... so I continued searching...
Long story short, what I found was that I could plug in, remove cover, press CUDA switch to reset corrupted PRAM (found in the the upper left side of the board, looks like a little black button on a silver square) and voila, startup! I know, for long run situations, I should probably replace the battery, but for my purposes - occasional playing of kids games and a bit of nostalgia as I navigate 8.6 - this solution works great. :) Hope this helps someone else! -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
