> I recently bartered for a mint condition Power Tower Pro 250, and > have > successfully upgraded it up to OS 9.0.4. However, the clock keeps > resetting > itself upon startup to 8/27/56. Is this the sign of a spent battery on > the > motherboard, or something else altogether?
Yes, it sounds like the motherboard battery is toast. > Also, since I have $0 into this machine, I'd like to put $200+- > into it > so as to be able to run OS X somewhat as well as my B&W g3 400 > does(with a > gig of ram in it.) Any recommendations as to the most "trouble free" > cpu > upgrade cards, Sonnet, etc? As far as upgrading it to run X, depends on what version of X you want to run. With the stock 604e/250 you can run up to 10.1.5. 10.2 requires a minimum of a G3. RAM is the next question. X LOVES RAM, and the more the better it performs. Depending on what you want to do with the machine I would suggest 256MB the absolute minimum. Check http://www.xlr8yourmac.com for reviews of various upgrade cards. > It's my understanding this machine is dual-processor capable, are > these > 604E daughtercards difficult to find, or would the g3 pci upgrade card > be > the best "bang for the buck?" Yes it is dual-processor capable but since 9.x does take very good advantage of duals and there is no support for the second processor on unsupported machines in X don't waste your time or money looking for one of these. Just upgrade to a G3 or G4. Britney -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
