Lombard not holding date/time?

Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973
Michael L Kankiewicz wrote on :

OK, my Lombard/400 was not holding date/time (kept getting the startup warning "Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973...). So I ordered and installed a brand new parm battery, set the control panel, and it's still not holding the date/time (same startup mesage). Any ideas?

Thanks, MK

Stephen replied on :

Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:

OK, my Lombard/400 was not holding date/time (kept getting the startup warning "Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973...). So I ordered and installed a brand new parm battery, set the control panel, and it's still not holding the date/time (same startup mesage). Any ideas?

Thanks, MK

At a guess, I'd say you might need to reset the PMU and possibly zap the PRAM.

Fred McKenzie replied on :

In article 1158154587.254647.139060@redacted.invalid, "Stephen" srmoll@redacted.invalid wrote:

Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:

OK, my Lombard/400 was not holding date/time (kept getting the startup warning "Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973...). So I ordered and installed a brand new parm battery, set the control panel, and it's still not holding the date/time (same startup mesage). Any ideas?

Thanks, MK

At a guess, I'd say you might need to reset the PMU and possibly zap the PRAM.

MK and Stephen-

If that doesn't work, is it possible the battery was installed backwards?

Fred

Stephen replied on :

Fred McKenzie wrote:

In article 1158154587.254647.139060@redacted.invalid, "Stephen" srmoll@redacted.invalid wrote:

Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:

OK, my Lombard/400 was not holding date/time (kept getting the startup warning "Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973...). So I ordered and installed a brand new parm battery, set the control panel, and it's still not holding the date/time (same startup mesage). Any ideas?

Thanks, MK

At a guess, I'd say you might need to reset the PMU and possibly zap the PRAM.

MK and Stephen-

If that doesn't work, is it possible the battery was installed backwards?

Fred

It shouldn't be possible as the connector is keyed, unless put in with quite considerable force.

matt neuburg replied on :

Michael L Kankiewicz michaelk@redacted.invalid wrote:

OK, my Lombard/400 was not holding date/time (kept getting the startup warning "Your Macintosh's clock is set to a year before 1973...). So I ordered and installed a brand new parm battery, set the control panel, and it's still not holding the date/time (same startup mesage). Any ideas?

Did you test the voltage on that "brand new" pram battery before putting it in? m.