The PRAM battery keeps your clock ticking! So yes a dead battery will cause it to lose the date & time.
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Your display issue is more inline with old components in the display video circuitry.
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The electrolytic capacitors degrade over time and your system might have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague|Capacitor Plague].
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Your display issue is more inline with old components in the display video circuitry. The electrolytic capacitors degrade over time and your system might have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague|Capacitor Plague].
Do be careful! CRT circuits are high voltage and even when you turn the system off and unplug it the caps and CRT are still holding some serious power!
The PRAM battery keeps your clock ticking! So yes a dead battery will cause it to lose the date & time.
Your display issue is more inline with old components in the display video circuitry.
The electrolytic capacitors degrade over time and your system might have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague|Capacitor Plague].
Do be careful! CRT circuits are high voltage and even when you turn the system off and unplug it the caps and CRT are still holding some serious power!