Almost all of the early ones do. De-solder it. There is no way to turn it off. You should be able to buy a standard battery mount that will fit in the space like all the newer SEs. Radio Shack may have something that will work. These batteries will last for years (though yours is most likely dead), so if you want to just get on with it, de-solder it and solder a new one in it's place. You don't really need it either unless you want to maintain your general settings and clock from startup to startup. But in a Mac this old, I find it somewhat pointless. Alcohol won't cause a problem either with such low voltages. A point was made earlier to use an almost 100% solution compared to drugstore which is mostly water, but others here will say just stick it in the dishwasher. Though corrosion should be removed with a brush. Good luck.
> From: Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> this SE has the PRAM battery soldered > to the board. It still shows 3V, so I guess it should be okay to use. But! > I'm worried about "wet cleaning" the bottom of the board with the battery > still installed. Seems like a recipe for disaster. So my question: Is > there a way to disable the battery without removing it (ie: a jumper or > something)? If not, might it be better to yank the battery and figure out > a way to replace it with a battery clip so that battery changes in the > future would be a (relative) breeze? -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
