Hi John, I don´t have a MacTV but for example my LC475 doesn´t boot up with bad PRAM battery as well. After power on machines makes start-up sound but that is all from the show. So there is good chance that new or good baterry make You happy.
Regards from EU, Vasek. > ------------ Original message ------------ > Od: John Teffer <[email protected]> > Předmět: Mac TV won't boot. Clock battery or something else? > Datum: 15.1.2009 17:03:12 > ---------------------------------------- > > I have a Mac TV that won't boot up. The problem is somewhere on the > motherboard. When I replace it with the board from a Performa 575 it > works fine, (a bit of an upgrade, really: 040, four times the RAM > capacity, thousands of colors) but it would be nice to have it in > original condition again, it's not really a Mac TV without the tuner! > > Could a bad clock battery be keeping it from starting? I know some old > Macs wouldn't start with a dead clock battery, but I don't know if > this is one of them. I don't have a meter to check the battery, and > don't want to shell out the $10 for a new battery if that's not the > problem. > > Anyone with a working Mac TV want to take their battery out and see if > it still boots up? You'd be my hero! > > Thanks, > > John > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
