--- Tom Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It could be a potential HD problem. However, I'm > wondering if the PRAM battery being dead could cause > this. Is the unit plugged in the whole time? Is > the charger working?
Hmmmm.... My gut feeling would be no. Although the PRAM battery does cause startup problems which almost religiously appear when you leave the unit sitting unused for a few days, these problems generally have symptoms of teh machine not powering on at all. I haven't seena PRAM problem cause System Folders to disappear or flashing Question marks on boot... But I suppose theres a first time for everythign ;-) If it were mine, to be safe, I'd probably just change both at the same time. They are both cheap, and if I'm going to have the case open, better to open it once than twice. I'd say you should be able to find the PRAM battery for >$15 (Wasn't there a thread a few days ago that said MacResQ has them on clearnece for just a couple dollars?) and a decent 20gb or even 10gb hard drive can be had for under $50... Like Tom said, changing them out is simple and invloves using your Torx screw driver to remove the three screws on the bottom of the case holding the keyboard in and then gently lifting the clips securing the palm rest down once the keyboard is up. The hard drive is under there. The PRAM battery is toward the top side of the case and will involve also removing the one screw holding down the speaker assembly. All in all a piece of cake. Not sure if this is the website with illustrations Tom mentioned or not, but it does explain how to do it with pictures... http://home.earthlink.net/~richardinsd/Supersizeyour3400.html Cheers, Sionnach __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
