Re: II GS Boot disk and Battery

[mfumu@alphalink.com.au (Bill Robbins)]

In article <392a06f1.18370127@news.pacifier.com>, wcbland@pacifier.com
(Bill Bland) wrote:

>I received such excellent help from this group that I thought it a
>good idea to report back on the results, and ask another question. :-)
>I couldn't get my II GS to boot from the 6.0.1 "System" disk. It turns
>out the problem lies in which flavor or Macintosh is used to create
>the disks. When I created a system disk with an LC 475, or a Classic,
>it boots just fine. However, a Power Macintosh created disk will not
>work (in my experience) in a II GS. 

I think the problem with the PowerMac has to do with the version of MacOS
running on each of the computers rather than anything to do with the
hardware.  But I've been wrong before.

>It's nice to have my GS back again. Now, I need to get a hard drive
>for it.
>But, before I do that, I need to replace the battery. Is there a
>viable alternative to unsoldering the original Lithium battery and
>soldering another in its place? They don't die often enough to warrant
>installing a box, such as the vintage Macs have, or last model SEs.
>What's the best way to go?

If I remember correctly, the IIgs ROM 3 motherboard had a scheme which
allowed replacing the battery without soldering, something about slipping
the twisted ends of the battery connectors over wires or a posts on the
motherboard.  It might be possible to snip the wires on the old battery
leaving a bit sticking up off the board and then simply slipping on the
connectors of a ROM 3 battery.
>Bill
-- 
Bill Robbins, mfumu@alphalink.com.au