Hello, --- On Sun, 1/20/13, Sarah Crabbleapple <[email protected]> wrote:
> I dug a IIci out of the attic and > finally got it pulled apart this morning. The PRAM battery > exploded at some point, and has corroded its holder and the > hard drive socket on the motherboard. If I take the battery > holder off, can the IIci run without one? Based on these three remarks: >My IIci works with no PRAM battery installed so I don't think it's that, >it >doesn't even seem to need the double-boot trick that some machines do >to get >them started with a dead battery - >Yeah, in the case of the IIci (i have several) there's not that much to go >>wrong. Even boots without a PRAM battery. As long as the harddisk is still >>ok - and if not it's easy to swap in this model - it nearly always works. >I've run a IIci for years without a PRAM battery. It boots fine, of course >>the date and time is incorrect. ...it sounds like, yes, the IIci will run without a PRAM battery installed. Best, James Fraser -- ----- 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/
