?PRAM battery problem?

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Name: doug
Date: November 17, 2003 at 13:04:14 Pacific
Subject: ?PRAM battery problem?
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

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Response Number 1

Name: dubman
Date: November 18, 2003 at 04:24:31 Pacific
Subject: ?PRAM battery problem?

Reply: (edit)

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
Subject: ?PRAM battery problem?

Reply: (edit)

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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