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Re: Help 6100 dead????

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From: David Matthew Wood
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 00:00
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Peter Spomer wrote:
> 
> Robin Jackson wrote:
> 
> > Help please...
> >
> > My 6100 has suddenly stopped doing ANYTHING.
> > A week or so ago I noticed the clock had reset to 1956...
> > Now when I power on I not the normal Ding!!!
> > Then NOTHING..
> > No disk activity (hard or floppy) and no screen.
> > Could this be a dead battery or is it something a bit more MAJOR????
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> The PRAM battery inside is dead. Replacing it is fairly easy, and you
> can probably get one for about $7.
> 
> Is it my imagination, or are there a *lot* of 6100 PRAM batterys dying
> this week? I had to replace mine a couple of days ago...
> 
> Pete

well, they are about the same age!  At my school, I have been slowly
having to replace the LCIII batteries, as well as the ones in some
donated 486's!
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From: David Matthew Wood <dmwood@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Help 6100 dead????
Date: 1997/07/09
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