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Dead battery?
Name: rendezvous2 Date: June 25, 2004 at 12:45:24 Pacific OS: Mac OSX CPU/Ram: imac 400mhz
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I see too many mixed messages about this issue. What happens when the small lithium battery dies in a berryblue iMAC from 1997 (being as specific as i can)? One day the screen went mad flashing and condensing and then everything went out... except the little lights, light the on off switch can still be used, but it doesnt turn it on or off.. it just lights. Can this possibly be caused by the battery? Or would this be the analoge board dying, or the cpu or something?
Name: budm Date: June 25, 2004 at 16:52:09 Pacific
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more likely the flyback transformer is dead. you can verify ti by hooking up a mac multi sync monitor to the db-16 jack at the back of the chassis, you will have to remove the bottom cover.
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Response Number 2
Name: rendezvous2 Date: June 28, 2004 at 17:24:40 Pacific
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Ok, I will try that (if i come across a mac monitor). I tried a new battery too just to see and it didnt work. Thanks for your reply
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Response Number 3
Name: mvoltage Date: July 15, 2004 at 09:49:55 Pacific
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The cmos battery only lasts on avg. 3-4 yrs. I have an xp home pc that is 4 yrs old, and My monitor did the same thing. I would replace the battery. After all they are only 3$. It fixed my pc.
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