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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Prmetime on November 25, 2003, 08:19:02 PM

Title: Battery Replacement
Post by: Prmetime on November 25, 2003, 08:19:02 PM

I just had the battery replaced on my A3000D so I don't have to worry about acid leakeage for at least another ten years.  Is there anything I need to do to get the machine running again other than reassembling the machine?

[ I have heard about some software known as setbatt (I think that is its name) but I don't know what it is or if I need to use it.]  

Title: Re: Battery Replacement
Post by: ltstanfo on November 25, 2003, 09:26:09 PM

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Prmetime wrote:
I just had the battery replaced on my A3000D so I don't have to worry about acid leakeage for at least another ten years.  Is there anything I need to do to get the machine running again other than reassembling the machine?

[ I have heard about some software known as setbatt (I think that is its name) but I don't know what it is or if I need to use it.]  

Prmetime,

As long as you observed ESD precautions while replacing the battery on your motherboard there should be nothing else to do but reassemble your AMIGA.  I've replaced the battery on several A3000 systems and never used the software program you discussed (never heard of it either).

Regards,
Lee Stanford

Title: Re: Battery Replacement and setbatt
Post by: Amiga4k on November 26, 2003, 02:12:08 AM

Personally, I would not re-install a Ni-Mh battery back onto the motherboard.  Put the new battery inside plastic medicine bottle, and run leads. I hot glued the battery leads inside the bottle, and then hotglued the bottle to a convenient space. No more possibility of leaks.

Now about setbatt. Used with caution, and when necessary,  it can correct hard drive issues.

This  tool  is  a  real  operator  utility.   It allows you to set the configuration  data  saved  in  the nonvolatile ram of the A3000 clock chip.
   Take  care  -  if  used  in the wrong way this tool can cause great problems  or  even  damage,  you are using this tool on your own risk.  The  most  prominent  flag  you  may  want  to change is the SCSI scan timeout  to make the SCSI controller recognize SCSI drives with a long select  phase  (namely the Seagate ST125N).  Any other flags are to be treated with care and probably only serve as means of diagnosis.

Usage:

SetBatt [SetScsiTimeout]   [UnsetScsiTimeout]
        [SetScsiLUns]      [UnsetScsiLUns]
        [SetScsiSyncXfer]  [UnsetScsiSyncXfer]
        [SetScsiFastSync]  [UnsetScsiFastSync]
        [SetScsiTagQueues] [UnsetScsiTagQueues]