Re: Could a dead PRAM battery be causing PMU problems?

In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.0812091712500.32040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Tom Anderson <twic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Right,

No response to my last post, which was a bit epic, so here's a shorter
one.

My Powerbook G4 will only boot after doing a power management reset. It
won't wake from sleep either - i have to reset the PMU and then boot. If i
do a PMU reset, booting is (so far) absolutely reliable.

Is it possible the PRAM battery is dead? Might replacing it cure the
problem?

Never even saw the prior post. Didn't see *this* one until I saw
someone's response to it.

The behavior you're describing is certainly consistent with a dead
battery. I saw exactly that years ago in my mother's PowerMac 4400 (she
burned through several batteries and it behaved like that every time)
and I saw similar behavior this weekend from my own G5.

--
"Harry?" Ron's voice was a mere whisper. "Do you smell something ... burning?"
- Harry Potter and the Odor of the Phoenix
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