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?PRAM battery problem?
Name: doug Date: November 17, 2003 at 13:04:14 Pacific OS: 9.2 CPU/Ram: G4/192Ram
Comment:
When it freezes,have to open computer and reboot from inside(ie-pressing the button inside).When reboot,date comes up as 1956,wrong time.Is this a problem with the pram battery? Thx ,Doug
Name: dubman Date: November 18, 2003 at 04:24:31 Pacific
Reply:
i would have thought so, try replacing and see if it works...
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Response Number 2
Name: Ladyhoodoo Date: November 18, 2003 at 06:59:49 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, the date will always come up as 1956 even when you change it in the control panels if it's a pram battery problem. Also, it sometimes will take two or three times for the computer to start up. That's a dead giveaway, pardon the pun. Batteries for the older comps are hard to find, but I did manage to get one, 1/2 AA 3.6, from Radio Shack. They have Mac ba
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