On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Henry B. Hotz wrote:

> At 4:48 PM +0100 4/30/02, del.langrish@btinternet.com wrote:
> >update... in my infinite wisdom I attempted to update the firmware
> >for the powermac 8500  unfortunatly I am now unable to boot this mac
> >and it just sits there doing nothing  ( no I lie, it turns the
> >moniter off ) I have attempted to connect to it via the serial
> >connection but with no luck, so is there a SIMPLE ! work around for
> >this problem!! ie taking the battery out from the motherboard etc
> >etc...
>
> Yes that simple workaround should work.  Just keep the battery out
> for long enough.

Another thing you can do is get a resistor and short the battery contacts.
I've actually used a screwdriver on occasion, when I didn't want to wait
for the stored charge to drain. :-)

Take care,

Bill