Thanks, I'm already back from Battery's Plus (it's close by), I had the battery with me and the guy walked right up to the identical dual battery, VL2330 on the shelf. $19.99. Not sure if it's a panasonic though. I could not get the thing to boot up from an original mac cd, (internal nor external). It always seemed to look at the drive then continue booting from the hd. And would never complete the boot.
I forgot to mention also that there appears to be some over heating on the mb near the power plug. There is a little melted plastic (a plastic tab attached to the upper half of the case right above the power plug.) I'll let you know how it goes. Dan On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 11:16 AM, Andrew Kershaw wrote: > > I came in a little late on this one - Kenta's advise is good. I'd > recommend doing it before dropping the couple of bucks on the > battery... Try booting from a floppy (8.1 Disk Tools is online for > free at Apple) and doing what is mentioned here. > > I've been reading the threads on PRAM batteries... I don't know > about the Batteries Plus in other cities, but here in Denver they > don't have the VL types of any batteries. They only have CR types > (witness my PRAM battery thread of a few months ago). The VL2330 is > the same PRAM battery as in the 5300 (and what Batteries Plus > _doesn't_ have, at least not locally). In fact, > <http://www.batteriesplus.com/Product/lithiumcoin.html> lists only > the CR2330 (which I mistook for being the same as the VL2330) and NO > VL types. > > I'd recommend calling in advance. Be specific - ask if they have > "_VL_" 2330 type lithium coin cells. Maybe I can save you some gas > and a useless drive. > > Peace, > Drew > -- -- 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
