Hey all, I found a performa 200 on the curb and booted it up, well it didnt
actually boot- just vertical bars on the screen. Any ideas? Its been a while
since I've mac'd- are there any keystrokes I could do to zap some Pram or
something?
thanks,
Mo

In article <CT0%e.149$Q53.100@tornado.texas.rr.com>,
"Momo" <quality_us******.com> wrote:

> Hey all, I found a performa 200 on the curb and booted it up, well it didnt
> actually boot- just vertical bars on the screen. Any ideas? Its been a while
> since I've mac'd- are there any keystrokes I could do to zap some Pram or
> something?
> thanks,
> Mo

While you can try Command + Option + P + R to zap the pram, common to
many old Macs is a dead battery... there's a (I think) 3.7 V lithium
battery on the motherboard, which dies in 7 years or so.

Luckily, it's not soldered on and is easily replaceable. Unluckily, they
seem to cost $5-10 or so... which only you can decide whether it's worth
spending.

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"Alan Zisman" <alan@nospam.zisman.ca> wrote in message
news:alan-0025E3.19393029092005@shawnews.vc.shawcable.net...
> In article <CT0%e.149$Q53.100@tornado.texas.rr.com>,
> "Momo" <quality_us******.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey all, I found a performa 200 on the curb and booted it up, well it
didnt
> > actually boot- just vertical bars on the screen. Any ideas? Its been a
while
> > since I've mac'd- are there any keystrokes I could do to zap some Pram
or
> > something?
> > thanks,
> > Mo
>
> While you can try Command + Option + P + R to zap the pram, common to
> many old Macs is a dead battery... there's a (I think) 3.7 V lithium
> battery on the motherboard, which dies in 7 years or so.
>
> Luckily, it's not soldered on and is easily replaceable. Unluckily, they
> seem to cost $5-10 or so... which only you can decide whether it's worth
> spending.
>
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> remove 'nospam' when replying

Ahh good idea, I'll give it a shot..
Mo

"Alan Zisman" <alan@nospam.zisman.ca> wrote in message
news:alan-0025E3.19393029092005@shawnews.vc.shawcable.net...
> In article <CT0%e.149$Q53.100@tornado.texas.rr.com>,
> "Momo" <quality_us******.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey all, I found a performa 200 on the curb and booted it up, well it
didnt
> > actually boot- just vertical bars on the screen. Any ideas? Its been a
while
> > since I've mac'd- are there any keystrokes I could do to zap some Pram
or
> > something?
> > thanks,
> > Mo
>
> While you can try Command + Option + P + R to zap the pram, common to
> many old Macs is a dead battery... there's a (I think) 3.7 V lithium
> battery on the motherboard, which dies in 7 years or so.
>
> Luckily, it's not soldered on and is easily replaceable. Unluckily, they
> seem to cost $5-10 or so... which only you can decide whether it's worth
> spending.
>
> ===============================================
> remove 'nospam' when replying

Ahh good idea, I'll give it a shot..
Mo