Re: IIGS - Clock/PRAM chip

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

sundown@nwrain.net wrote:
> I bought a used IIGS ROM-01 that has a battery replacement
> with 3 AAA batteries.  Even though the batteries are all good
> it does not save the Time or PRAM when I turn the computer
> off.
>
> Is there an cheap and easy fix for this or would it be better to
> get a new motherboard?

I gotta ask--are the batteries *and* the holder connected with the
correct polarity?

It is much more likely that something is wrong with the battery
than that something is wrong with the clock, since the clock chip
"doesn't know" whether it's running from the battery or the power
supply.

-michael

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