[Ham-Mac] eMac Came On, Clock Not Correct

[David Kelly]

On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 12:03:55PM -0700, Brian Short wrote:
> 
> How do you get an eMac open to replace
> the settings battery?  There is a special
> wrench for the screws?
> 
> Or, just take it to the Apple Store?

Blasphemy! You are NOT allowed to say things like that on a *Ham* list!

Break it open with a 10 pound mallet if you have to, but NEVER surrender
to a consumer tech!

A Torx T15 is usually required for closed Macs. Laptops use smaller
sizes.

If it were me, would open it, blow out dust, and disconnect/reconnect
every cable one at a time. Based on the clock time error is likely the
contents of the PRAM went wacko and prevented boot. New battery is a
good idea.

Also research for the key sequence to zap PRAM at boot. If you know it,
you'll never need it. Something like Apple-Option-P-R, all 4 at once.

-- 
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly at HiWAAY.net
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