On 12/07/2005, at 7:02 PM, Craig Ringer wrote:
I have a PowerBook G3 (Bonze Keyboard, FireWire) borrowed from work
that
I was hoping to drop Mac OS X onto and use for a slow-but-working Mac
OS
X build tester for the development work I'm doing.
It's been sitting idle for a long time - over 9 months. If the backup
battery has run down, does that mean the system needs servicing before
it'll even boot? (If so, permit me to grumble at Apple).
Ideas?
I'd start with the PRAM battery. The Pismo requires the PRAM have a
charge in order to boot. Plugging it in overnight might be enough to
get some charge in it.
<http://www.applefritter.com/node/8134>
If it still won't go, try replacing the PRAM battery as per these
instructions:
<http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/6.4.0.html>
Batteries Plus or similar should be able to get you the appropriate
battery.
HTH
Steve.
