Re: Rom 3 GS control panel

[oaaland@aol.com (O Aaland)]

>O Aaland <oaaland@aol.com> wrote:

>> I have run accross a Rom 3 GS that I was trying to set up for AppleTalk.
>> Whenever I try to reset the control panel for AppleTalk, its' settings
revert
>> back to what they were as soon as you press return. This is also true of the
>> clock settings. The clock is keeping time but the year is 1947. I remember
>> reading at one time about a jumper or something on a ROM 3 to keep anyone
from
>> resetting the control panel. Anyone remember anything about this?

>There is a jumper to the left and back a little from the memory
>expansion slot.  It is two pins with a molex connector arrangement, and
>is labelled "S1".

>If the pins are connected together, you can no longer access the Control
>Panel CDA.  It actually removes the Control Panel from the "Desk
>Accessories" menu.  It also prevents the Control-Option-Reset
>combination (it acts just like Control-Reset), so you cannot restore
>default settings either.  I don't think it affects access to the NDA
>Control Panels under GS/OS.

>In any case, this is not your problem.  Two possibilities that occur to
>me:

>1. The battery is flat.  The main symptom is that the Control Panel
>settings revert to the their default values every time you turn the
>computer on.  It is possible that a very flat battery is preventing the
>clock chip from working properly.

>2. There is a fault on the motherboard that is preventing the computer
>from writing to the parameter RAM (part of the clock chip), or there is
>a RAM fault on the motherboard.  I suggest running the self-test
>(Control-Apple-Option-Reset) and see if it reports anything.  Note that
>if you have a ZIP GS accelerator installed, you should disable it before
>running the test.

>I just tried various odd things like holding down modifier keys while
>pressing return, but can't duplicate your symptoms.

>-- 
>David Empson


Thank you for your reply. I forgot to mention that I had already
tried two different batteries. After running the self test it returns
code 070000. My chart lists that as battery ram error so that is 
probably what is wrong with it.

Owen Aaland