SillyDog701

[Retired]

Help me !
I am a retired person and when i stopped working 1996
I got that computer I had used there.
It is a Power Machintosh 7500/100 Powered by Sonnet.
The system is S1-9.0- Mac OS-9.0
I use Netscape Communicator 4,5.
It has worked well until now.
When I now start my Mac there comes up after a while
System failed
Time synchronizer
Type 41
Restart-
When I restart the same occur!
Are there anyone on the Webb who can tell me
What is a Time Synchronizer and how to do to correct my Mac??
I write this on another computer (my wifes-thanks), but
Whant access to the documents I have on my Mac.
I do hope someone on the Web is kind to help me.
Many thanks in advance from
Retired
Living in Landskrona Sweden
e-mail: per.wahlberg@gmail.com

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[PaulD]

The computer is at least 12 years old, correct?

A computer has in it a small battery that powers a tiny 'clock'. Do you have in your house a clock that is powered by a battery, rather than being plugged into your house power? This is the same idea. The battery is present so that the clock is maintained even when the computer is not plugged into the house mains.

In size and shape this little battery is like the battery in a desktop calculator, similar to but larger than the battery in a hearing aid. This battery usually lasts for ten to 12 years.

The 'time synchronizer failed' error message is consistent with this battery having finally become discharged, and the clock has stopped operating. When a computer is started it tests whether the internal clock is still working. It 'looks at' the clock time, executes a series of instructions that it knows takes a certain amount of time, then 'reads' the clock again. If the clock has not changed, the computer knows that the clock is not operating, and it issues the error message.

You need to open the computer case, carefully remove the battery (the holder is designed so that the user can replace the battery), purchase a new battery, and insert it. The next time you boot the computer you will need to set the date and time information so that the clock is again correct.

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