On 19 Mar, this message from Chris Tillman echoed through cyberspace: > On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 12:28:45AM +0100, Mark Baumann wrote: >> >> > > This worked. It boots (2 beeps) but only one time if I want to reboot it, >> > > its dead again (1 beep) >> > >> > 2 beeps is OF changing configuration. I have no idea what it's doing >> > that needs a second chime... >> > >> > As to why it doesn't boot the second time, I can only imagine that the >> > backup battery might be empty... Booting back to MacOS will reset OF's >> > settings, though. >> Yes it seems to be the backup battery. I tested it a few times and it also >> worked without my bootvars-setting-script;-) But after the weekend the >> machine was dead again. So it seems that I have to buy a new battery. Any >> idea where to get one? > > I get them at Batteries Plus, which is probably a local concern. But maybe > you have someplace similar that carries a large variety of phone and computer > batteries.
I get mine at a local electronics shop. You can also try a shop that has photo batteries. > They can find it by the number on the case. (Just so you're not > shocked, the last time I bought one it was around $20). All the oldworld Macs > used the same battery; so it's actually pretty common. Yep, expensive, but common. FWIW, 68k Macs already used the same thing, except they wouldn't even boot with an empty battery :-(. At one time almost _all_ LC/Performa 475's dropped dead within a month or two because their batteries ran out ;-). > And the trick to getting it off the motherboard is to use a tiny > screwdriver (or a paper clip works) to pry at the bottom in the ends > of the black plastic U-shaped clip. It's one of those clip things that > is really easy to put together, but not too easy to take apart. > > +------------+ +-------+ > | |------| | ^ | +---+ | > | | + | | | | + O + | > | |------| | -> | +---+ | > ^ ^ ^ > Pry out and up Nice drawing, Chris ;-) Cheers Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. "
