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In article <lascelles-0810982151410001@d21-1.cpe.toowoomba.aone.net.au>, lascelles@t130.aone.net.au (Robert Lascelles) wrote:
>In article
><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
I got one recently from Tandy for about $16. The only thing was that it had 
wires soldered onto each end (contacts). These are easily removed with a 
Stanley knife.
Andrew

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