11 Apr
2013
11 Apr
'13
4:21 p.m.
On Apr 11, 2013, at 18:58, Jason McBrien <jbmcb1 at gmail.com> wrote:
That's my recollection of how the AV Quadras worked, but
I wasn't sure if that carried over to the terminal OldWorld
machines.
- Dave
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Jules Richardson
<
jules.richardson99 at gmail.com> wrote:
Most Power Macs of that vintage will boot without one, or
with a dead one. Later ones had issues because the PMU
would crash, making it difficult to start up.
It seems to have 128MB of RAM installed, along with a video I/O board (the
'VEE' bit, I suppose) and Ethernet board. The downside is that there's some
significant battery corrosion toward the bottom of the system board PCB.
You *need* the battery for the system to boot. It's probably a 1/2 AA 3.6V
lithium. Given the age and the corrosion, you probably need a new one. 2) Can I hook
the composite out on the video I/O board up to a TV and
expect to be able to see something at boot time? (I'm not sure if that
board's only initialized after the system's booted)
No, the video out will default to the display connector until you boot and
get into the Sound & Video control panel to change it.