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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 891343" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I'm thinking back to your original statement that you "pulled it out of the closet".</p><p></p><p>Your computer was released by Apple July, 2000...which makes it around a 9 year old computer! The PRAM battery is probably dead. You would really be surprised how strange some Mac's act when their PRAM battery dies.</p><p></p><p>A few months ago I purchased a G3 PowerMac for like $10 bucks...and it was giving me all sorts of headaches trying to figure out what was wrong with it. Sometimes it would boot to the desktop for a few minutes & I could "mouse" around a bit, and then it would lock up...and then sometimes it wouldn't boot at all.</p><p></p><p>I was swapping out video cards, swapping ram, swapping hard drives, etc.</p><p></p><p>Then I swapped out a good PRAM battery from one of my other computers, and BAMM...it was working fine.</p><p></p><p>I think spending $4.99 on a new PRAM battery (or swap one from another Mac if it has the same battery) may be a good next step:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/BAA36VPRAM/" target="_blank">3.6v Newer Technology Lithium 1/2 AA PRAM Com... (3.6VPRAM) at OWC</a></p><p></p><p>After 9 years its pretty certain that the PRAM battery is probably dead.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 891343, member: 56379"] I'm thinking back to your original statement that you "pulled it out of the closet". Your computer was released by Apple July, 2000...which makes it around a 9 year old computer! The PRAM battery is probably dead. You would really be surprised how strange some Mac's act when their PRAM battery dies. A few months ago I purchased a G3 PowerMac for like $10 bucks...and it was giving me all sorts of headaches trying to figure out what was wrong with it. Sometimes it would boot to the desktop for a few minutes & I could "mouse" around a bit, and then it would lock up...and then sometimes it wouldn't boot at all. I was swapping out video cards, swapping ram, swapping hard drives, etc. Then I swapped out a good PRAM battery from one of my other computers, and BAMM...it was working fine. I think spending $4.99 on a new PRAM battery (or swap one from another Mac if it has the same battery) may be a good next step: [url=http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/BAA36VPRAM/]3.6v Newer Technology Lithium 1/2 AA PRAM Com... (3.6VPRAM) at OWC[/url] After 9 years its pretty certain that the PRAM battery is probably dead. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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