Re: MAC IICX -problems

[tsheehan@pilot.njin.net (Timothy M. Sheehan)]

In article <877060552.5424@dejanews.com>, brummer@hotmail.com wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I just got a used Macintosh II CX, but I have one problem: when I
>shut down the system, it won't allways restart from the start-button.
>Sometimes I have to wait for 15 minutes or something until it does
>restart. Someone said that this is a typical fault for these machines.
>Is there anything one can do to make the machine restart immediately
>when the startbutton doesn't work?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Mirko
>
>brummer@hotmail.com
>
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Replace the battery(s) on the motherboard. You are lucky of they are
socketed but I think on the IIcx they are soldered. You might also want to
check out the power supply, but usually when the kb power on doesn't work
it's the on-the-board lithiums.

Tim
tsheehan@pilot.njin.net