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Re: Help 6100 dead????

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From: Rebecca and Rowland
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 00:00
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Stephen Finlay <sfinlay@s054.aone.net.au> wrote:

[snip]
> 
> Unfortunately, the 6100 does have a physical 'Big Red Switch' :-), 

My Performa 475 has a physical Big Red Switch too, and a dead battery
can prevent it from starting up.  Why not a 6100?

> so a
> dead battery shouldn't stop it starting (at least it should display
> _something_ on the monitor).
> 
> Best take your Mac to a service centre.

Given that the original questioner noted that he'd seen the famous 1956
date reset, this does suggest that a dead battery is the problem.

Rowland.



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Subject: Re: Help 6100 dead????
Date: 1997/07/07
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