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<Pine.OSF.3.96.981008131012.8632E-100000@cassius.its.unimelb.edu.au>,
Eleni Koutrigaros <ekout@student.unimelb.edu.au> wrote:

> > >I have a an LC and it runs system 7. (7.1?)  
> > >I have a problem, it wont start up. When it attempts to start up, i get a
> > >dialogue box thats says: System Error "finder" error 11 (or words to that
> > >effect). I have tried bootng up with extentions off, a P-ram boot and from
> > >a disk, but the same thing still happens. The dialogue box seems to appear
> > >at around the same time into the startup proceedure (no matter what method
> > >i try) Is it a hardware problem?
> > >At this stage all i need is to get the info from the HD (120mb Connor
> > >internal) onto a Zip disk or something. Unfortuantely this problem has
> > >come about three weeks before the purchace of my G3 300. 
> > >ek
> Just adding some additional info:
> I have tried to install a later version of system 7 (the one just before
> the version that reads pc word files), alas, it still crashes when i palce
> the firt installer disk in, however i dont get an error 11 message, i just
> get a blank dialogue box and when i press in the lower r.h. corner of the
> box, it restarts (and crashes again).
> Meanwhile, I have definately acertained that my PRAM battery is dead, do
> you think this may be causing the problem? Could it be as simple as
> changing the battery? How much will the battery cost (roughly)?
> Thank you for your contributions to this vexing problem.
> ek

Eleni

A flat battery usually just causes the date to revert to 1956 and some of
your settings like mouse speed etc to revert to defaults but I have seen
cases where it prvents booting from the HD and the Tools floppy. This may
well be your problem.

The batteries cost about $20 from an Apple dealer but some people say they
can be found at Tandy stores and elsewhere but I have never been able to
find one.

Regards

Bob Lascelles