6 Nov
2016
6 Nov
'16
6:12 p.m.
You just made me think that I need to go check on some of my stuff and see what the
batteries are doing? Been quite a while since I used a lot of them.
On an old Mac, quite often the reason for a machine to not boot at all would be a dead
PRAM battery, so complete removal may not be an option. You could test it, but don?t
expect much. As for what is stored in there besides date/time, a quick search shows that
it is likely storing data on startup disk ID, AppleTalk status, monitor settings, volume,
mouse speed, and energy saver settings.
On Nov 6, 2016, at 14:49 , Jules Richardson
<jules.richardson99 at gmail.com> wrote:
So I'm working my way (more slowly than I probably should be) through my systems,
ditching ancient on-board batteries before they leak...
In the case of the Mac SE's, are there any critical settings which I should make a
note of before removing the on-board battery? Should I expect any issues trying to run the
machines without? (I'm not inclined to replace batteries unless I have to, just so I
don't have to worry about replacement again in x years time)
cheers
Jules