on 4/1/03 3:31 PM, Mark wrote: >Date and time stayed correct and nothing else was askew. I replaced >the $12 battery this morning and it seems OK. > >What concerned me is before when the battery has died in any machine, the >time/date was off or it didn't boot at all.
The battery has to keep 2 things powered -- the clock chip which continues to count the time, and the PRAM which remembers various settings. Possibly on your machine there was enough battery voltage to keep the clock going but not enough to preserve the PRAM. Depending on which OS you use, some other settings stored in the PRAM include mouse speed, highlight color, appletalk setting, and disk cache size. Only a few models refuse to boot without a good battery. -- 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
