In message <02a201c1f07c$e036e730$2601a8c0@dginternal.com>,
 wrote:

>although now if reboot, it chimes twice, does not boot up automatically, it
>gives me a flashing question mark on disk, and when I reboot again and check
>OF, real-base is set back to -1

You've got all the symptoms : your battery is dead empty.

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