Thanks for the info. I know that some Macs, such as those based of the 4400 mobo and a few Powerbooks (I believe), need the PRAM battery to boot. I wasn't sure about the G3 iMacs. Since this won't be a daily driver, I'm not too concerned about resetting the date every once-and-awhile. And I agree with you about the leaking. I'd feel more comfortable with not having to worry about it leaking and destroying the mobo. This machine has already been through enough.