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PRAM battery change of iMac G3 DV400 SE
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<blockquote data-quote="CaptainKirk" data-source="post: 1703902" data-attributes="member: 234178"><p>Hello</p><p></p><p>This is an update. I have managed to change the PRAM battery - it wasn't difficult, just a bit fiddly. I tried using the flex tongs but found it rather difficult and the spring also sometimes just 'snaps' causing the battery to be ejected out at high speed. So I just did it with my fingers - wearing the static gloves ofcourse, which is actually not as hard as I thought but you need both hands. My apologies about one thing though (my memory is not what it used to be lol) - the battery that was already installed was this version:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.usedmac.com/catalog/images/922-4028.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.usedmac.com/catalog/images/922-4028.jpg</a></p><p></p><p>And therefore the (+) end is the green end which is what faces towards the access hatch. .</p><p></p><p>Anyway, having changed the battery, I attempted to boot the machine. However, it still doesn't turn on. The power button turns green and then just dies - so I kept it plugged in for about a day and a half - however the result is the same. So my next attempt will be to reset the PMU.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaptainKirk, post: 1703902, member: 234178"] Hello This is an update. I have managed to change the PRAM battery - it wasn't difficult, just a bit fiddly. I tried using the flex tongs but found it rather difficult and the spring also sometimes just 'snaps' causing the battery to be ejected out at high speed. So I just did it with my fingers - wearing the static gloves ofcourse, which is actually not as hard as I thought but you need both hands. My apologies about one thing though (my memory is not what it used to be lol) - the battery that was already installed was this version: [url]http://www.usedmac.com/catalog/images/922-4028.jpg[/url] And therefore the (+) end is the green end which is what faces towards the access hatch. . Anyway, having changed the battery, I attempted to boot the machine. However, it still doesn't turn on. The power button turns green and then just dies - so I kept it plugged in for about a day and a half - however the result is the same. So my next attempt will be to reset the PMU. [/QUOTE]
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