On Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at 12:17 , Gamba wrote: >> I look forward to knowing what you find >> out. >> Eagle > > I just verified that the Plus has the protection diode. > It's CR17 on the analog card. > There's 0.4 VDC drop across it with my 3.65 VDC battery. > CR16 is the steering diode that substitutes +5 VDC from power supply > when > the Plus is on. > So, reverse installation of battery shouldn't cause damage, unless the > diode is shorted, which is extremely unlikely.
Thanks for checking that, Gamba. I'm going to try a newer version of the Asante installer tonight. I'm also going to start using a disk image, because I had just copied my floppy to a directory on my server. It is quite possible that some files got corrupted. Eagle -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
