Hi There, I too agree that it could be a dead pram battery. One of my biggest gripes with Mac, they have a long line of unusual behavior related to dead batteries. The PM6100 vidio would go dark when the battery died.
I remember reading somewhere but don�t quote me on this. But I think it was in relation to the Beige G3. If you hit the cuda button and then don�t zap the pram on restart, then the board will do a quick drain on your pram battery in a matter of hours. As I recall, the proper way to reset is to pull pram battery, hit cuda button for 3 to 7 seconds, replace battery, reboot and zap pram. Good luck. Geno > From: Charles A Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: G-List <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 13:11:45 -0500 > To: G-List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Biege boot to OSX problems > > Damn!!! That's a month and a half old $15.00 Radio Shack special. > Oh well, I do have some other systems, so it won't be a complete waste > if that's not it. > > Chuck D. > > Richard Starr wrote: >> --- You wrote: >> This REALLY sounds like a dead PRAM battery. These systems do all sorts >> of funky things when that starts going, and it isn't always losing the >> date and time that's the first indicator. >> --- end of quote --- >> Yep, I agree. I've had this sort of thing happen and it cleared up right >> away >> with a new battery. The machine just couldn't remember what it had done last >> time, yet time and date were fine. >> >> Sometmes replacing the pram battery should be the first thing we try. >> >> Try it and let us know. >> >> Rich >> > > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
