Greetings
On Jul 5, 2005, at 9:43 PM, Harry Freeman wrote:
Greetings, (^o^)>^_^< ^/^ (^^) (._.) (^_-) (^_^) (^_^;) (^0_0^) )^o^(
::-_-;;
On Jul 5, 2005, at 9:18 PM, Adam Vaughn wrote:
Perhaps my past experiences aren't helping much here. With my myriad
System 7-based Macs, the PRAM battery going bad and/or being pulled
caused the time settings to go all askew, and the date reverting to
1956. After pulling the PRAM battery in the beige G3 for an hour and
zapping the settings for good measure (Command+Option+P+R) upon
bootup, the time setting was within five minutes of the actual time.
I'm not sure if this was absolute coincidence or not, but it didn't
seem like it. As usual, booting while holding C didn't work, and
neither did trying to restart from the install program. One thing I
did realize that I'd stupidly left it plugged in while pulling the
PRAM battery. I have since pulled the power cord, and am going to
leave the PRAM battery out for another hour, then perhaps trying the
zap command again.
-Adam
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When you reset the "pram" you are holding down the
(Command+Option+P+R) upon bootup, for at least three (3) bongs of the
memory test indicator aren't you?
If not, start the boot process and hold down (Command+Option+P+R) for
at least 3 cycles of the start-up process.
And yeah, your clock should reset unless you have the clock init set
to sync. the clock at start-up. Which would have the clock setting
correct by the time that the OS becomes active. Well that is if you
have a direct connection to the internet. i.e. WAN, LAN, Cable, DS-1
etc.
Best Regards,
Harry (*^_^*)
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Mac OS X: What's stored in PRAM?
This document offers a general overview of what system information is
stored in the parameter RAM (PRAM) by Mac OS X. For information about
how PRAM affects Mac OS 9 or earlier's control panels and other
settings, see this document.
PRAM stores certain system and device settings in a location that Mac
OS X can access quickly. Exactly which settings are stored in the
computer's PRAM varies depending on the type of computer as well as the
types of devices and drives connected to the computer. Parameter RAM is
a small area of non-volatile RAM (NVRAM).
Some information stored in PRAM includes:
Display and video settings such as refresh rate, screen resolution,
number of colors
Time zone setting
Startup volume choice
Speaker volume
Recent kernel panic information, if any
DVD region setting
Note: Mac OS X stores your preselected DVD region choice in PRAM for
easy access. Resetting PRAM does not allow you to change the DVD
region.
Unlike prior versions of the Mac OS, Mac OS X does not store network
settings in PRAM. If you experience a network issue, resetting PRAM
will not help.
If PRAM is reset, you may need to verify your time zone, startup
volume, and volume settings using System Preferences. Certain firmware
updates may reset PRAM as a normal part of their installation process.
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Related Documents
61548 Mac OS X: Computer Won't Start up After Resetting PRAM
Mac OS X: Computer won't start up after resetting PRAM
If you have a RAID scheme set up, your computer may not start up if you
reset parameter RAM (PRAM) when you restart.
Restart your computer while holding down the Option key to select your
startup system.
If this doesn't work, restart your computer while holding down the
Command, Option, Shift, and Delete keys.
This document contains information from Help Center, the help system
included with your computer.
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Best Regards,
Harry (*^_^*)
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