TECH: Mac battery

[Susan Aroldi <aroldi@INTAC.COM>]

I hope there is a Mac person out there who can help me.

The last two times that I turned my PowerPC (it's a 6500/225) on, the date
had reverted to 1956 or '57.  I know this means that the clock battery is
low.  I believe that this battery is also very important in "short term"
memory, and I think I heard that, if it runs out completely, you can have
real problems.

So here are my questions:

The user's manual says "do not attempt to replace the clock battery
yourself."  I have, however, opened the computer up and installed an
ethernet card, without messing anything up.  The computer person at work
says of course I should do it myself, it's no problem.  Has anyone out
there replaced a battery successfully?  Anything I should watch out for?

Also, is there any danger of losing information?  Should I just leave the
machine on for the next 4 or 5 days until I screw up my courage to try to
replace it (or take it to a dealer)?


Any advice cheerfully -- and thankfully --  received!


Susan Aroldi, Media Specialist
Oradell Public School
Oradell, NJ 07458

aroldi@intac.com
http://www.intac.com/~aroldi/

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