I actually have two separate Performa 475's that won't boot. One
someone just gave me, the other I've had for a long time. With my
first one, I took it out of storage, opened it, dusted it, then tried
to boot. The other I just tried when I brought it home. They both do
the exact same thing:
You have to have a good PRAM battery for those machines to boot.
Rob
I actually have two separate Performa 475's that won't boot. One
someone just gave me, the other I've had for a long time. With my
first one, I took it out of storage, opened it, dusted it, then tried
to boot. The
I'm off to Radio Schlock! Thanks.
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You have to have a good PRAM battery for those machines to boot.
Rob
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You have to have a good PRAM battery for those machines to boot.
Rob
A quick test is to turn it on, wait for the beep then turn the power
switch off and back on again as fast as you can. It should boot up
normally. If it does then it's a dead battery.
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Yep, it booted then promptly complained about the date. Pickle, should
this little trick go in the FAQ?
It's not on my site either :-O
I will stick it on in the monumental July update I promised everyone.
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Replace the PRAM batteries.
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Done. Boots so good now, it knocks me off my chair every time I turn
it on.
Ed
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Replace the PRAM batteries.
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