11 Dec
2017
11 Dec
'17
7:16 p.m.
Check the date code on the 'new' battery, there are quite a few sellers
that will sell you a battery 10 years old. Fry's is a perfect example.
-pete
On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 5:04 PM, devin davison via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Battery does not appear to ahve leaked but is planned
to be replaced.
I was unaware of having to press a key to boot to cd. Ill give it a
go.
Thanks for the quick response.
--Devin
On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
I'll second the bit about the PRAM battery. I've got one of these
beige G3 boxes and can affirm that a failing PRAM battery can create all
sorts of strange havoc, including not powering on at all.
Note that said battery is 3.6V, so a CR2032 won't do it.
--Chuck
On 12/11/2017 03:35 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk
wrote:
> Going from memory you need to press ?C? to boot from CD and you might
also
need to replace the PRAM battery.