starmax clone issue

[macg4]

yeah when i got it looked nice, no damage, etc.. then when i plugged it in pressed the power button, tried the power on key on a keyboard and nothing. then i remebered that i have a powermac 44400 which used almost the same parts as the starmax. so i took the powersupply out of my 4400(which works fine) and put it in the starmx, went to power it on in starmax and still nothing. so im guessing maybe its a motherboard issue possibly. do these tend not to power on with a dead pram battery?

 

[Lord Blackadder]

Go to Rado Shack and get a new PRAM battery. 9 out of 10 "dead" Macs just have a dead PRAM battery.

 

[CanadaRAM]

The Starmax does not use the 3.6V 1/2AA battery most Macs use, they use a cubical Rayovac 4.5V alkaline battery.

 

[macg4]

radioshack would proably have that as well im guessing. yeahs its a starmax 4000/160 model desktop

 

[chaos86]

good god i havent heard anything about a clone for a long time now.

 

[California]

If anyone needs one for parts, a pal of mine has one. It works, and actually works well, for a decade old machine.