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Hello,

On Jul 19, 2007, at 13:27, Sampson Stein wrote:

> +++ John Klos [freebsd] [17/07/07 02:08 +0000]:
>>> I'm mostly a PC user as well, so I dont have any 5v DIMMS, and I'm  
>>> sure
>>> they're quite expensive. this was just something to mess with.
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/128MB-Apple-Powermac-168-pin-FPM-5V-Buffered- 
>> DIMM-4K_W0QQitemZ180134880033QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>> (just an example)
>>
>> These machines make excellent, reliable servers. Make sure the  
>> motherboard battery is pretty new, or replace it with a battery  
>> holder with two AA or AAA batteries. With that, the machine will last  
>> forever.
>>
>> John Klos
> The motherboard battery was dead, heh... but I notice it's one of  
> those 3.6v
> batteries like half the size of an AA batteries, but I do have one of  
> those
> disc-looking batteries, 3.6v with three prongs on the end, (Two neg,  
> one
> pos.. to my knowledge.) I should be good with that if I make a holder,
> correct?

Exactly, should be an easy soldering job. Anything that provides about  
3v should be fine.

have fun
Michael
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