Doesn't need a PRAM battery to work/start. You can just press the power button on the back of the unit OR on the keyboard.  There is a CUDA reset button on the board you should pr…

found a similar battery from a lciii or something - same connector - tired it....still nothing - caps don't look good...........many have an upwards pointing dimple in the top.…

just tried to power it up ........no joy - zip!! - tried it with / without rom and cache card....nothing - im flying blind here people.............how do I turn it on!!!!!!!!…

Nearly all of my TAM's which is a gaggle at this point, came with the chip but I don't have them in. They work without any issues. Given the corrosion, I wouldn't install it as it …

I can't find an option to turn on the flag in the menubar. Any help?

Yeah, I mean... I would say keep it in since it came with it

Ya, the 5500 & 6500 are the same board as the TAM, just with modifications. My guess for the TAM having the ROM slot installed is given the unique nature of the machine. It…

unity said: The part number shows its a G3 ROM? I wonder if someone thought it was or is needed for the upgrade card? I never heard of that if so. And like I said, the TAM ne…

first thing I checked haplain..............don't want any explosions - still some 'green' on the main board - my eyes are going bad...quickly...I only see the green in the pictur…

Check to make sure the Bose unit has the appropriate power voltage selected. Sounds like it probably does but always good to check. Keep us posted and my fingers are crossed for yo…

The part number shows its a G3 ROM? I wonder if someone thought it was or is needed for the upgrade card? I never heard of that if so. And like I said, the TAM never shipped with i…

how we doing people - finally got home to have a go at starting this thing up - as for the rom's etc etc ....heres a few snaps of the board. - Ive never had a tam before so I m…

Well... English is not English everywhere. I'm sure if the states did not revolt in 1776, The Queen would have demanded the USA to separate from the UK if it remained since we bas…

360alaska said: His has a rom simm, yours doesn't? Click to expand... Thats not a ROM and no mine does not. Like all production TAMs the ROMs are soldered in.

It's not a rom simm , it should be cache card, which with a G3 upgrade should be removed. Maybe that's why it was put away and didn't work in the first place. Rom simm and cache …

unity said: There is no ROM SIMM for the TAM, never was unless proto. Good theory on the ROM with startup chime. I can not say, but falen5 I think has the skills to swap ROM…

It arrived, but has a hinge problem: the two halves of the left hinge do not meet, and the left display cable has worked up into the bezel, and is pushing the bezel away from the s…

It is, most devices these days are RISC. They're just not POWER.

techknight said: look at those million psychedelic colors. lol. And the new P6 chip.  Click to expand... Yeah, I hear RISC technology is the wave of the future...

There is no ROM SIMM for the TAM, never was unless proto. Good theory on the ROM with startup chime. I can not say, but falen5 I think has the skills to swap ROM chips if needed.

I was having the same problem as you... see my thread below.  I had to wash the board 5 different times to get it to work.  I also discovered pin 50 bent, touching pin 49 on the c…

look at those million psychedelic colors. lol. And the new P6 chip. 

haplain said: It WILL work without that ROM SIMM for sure. Click to expand... I wonder if it will have a different gestalt without that rom sim though, maybe it will iden…

It WILL work without that ROM SIMM for sure.

falen5 said: Don't understand why it would work without the rom!!! Does it have another onboard? - off to bed for me - sure I had to film the teardown - good luck peop…