OK, my Lombard/400 was not holding date/time (kept getting the startup warning "Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973...). So I ordered and installed a brand new parm battery, set the control panel, and it's *still* not holding the date/time (same startup mesage). Any ideas?
Thanks,
MK
Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:
OK, my Lombard/400 was not holding date/time (kept getting the startup warning "Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973...). So I ordered and installed a brand new parm battery, set the control panel, and it's *still* not holding the date/time (same startup mesage). Any ideas?
Thanks,
MK
At a guess, I'd say you might need to reset the PMU and possibly zap the PRAM.
Previously, Stephen wrote:
Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:
OK, my Lombard/400 was not holding date/time (kept getting the startup warning "Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973...). So I ordered and installed a brand new parm battery, set the control panel, and it's *still* not holding the date/time (same startup mesage). Any ideas?
Thanks,
MKAt a guess, I'd say you might need to reset the PMU and possibly zap the PRAM.
MK and Stephen-
If that doesn't work, is it possible the battery was installed backwards?
Fred
Fred McKenzie wrote:
Previously, Stephen wrote:
Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:
OK, my Lombard/400 was not holding date/time (kept getting the startup warning "Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973...). So I ordered and installed a brand new parm battery, set the control panel, and it's *still* not holding the date/time (same startup mesage). Any ideas?
Thanks,
MKAt a guess, I'd say you might need to reset the PMU and possibly zap the PRAM.
MK and Stephen-
If that doesn't work, is it possible the battery was installed backwards?
Fred
It shouldn't be possible as the connector is keyed, unless put in with quite considerable force.
Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:
OK, my Lombard/400 was not holding date/time (kept getting the startup warning "Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973...). So I ordered and installed a brand new parm battery, set the control panel, and it's *still* not holding the date/time (same startup mesage). Any ideas?
Did you test the voltage on that "brand new" pram battery before putting it in? m.
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