IBook 300 and Panther- Clock won't set right

1. I've got an iBook 300 mhz with 128 mb ram. I've installed Panther on a 6 G Hd. I have the ibook plugged directly into the puck AC. So it is not using battery. (?)
When I try to set the clock time and date it is greyed out and says that it is 4/1/1976. I can't get it to change.
What do I need to do?
2. How can I find out if it has been upgraded or updated to use larger memory? I wiped the OS 9 before I read you needed it to update. Installing OS X took hours.
Donna Shelley

Donna, Hello and Welcome back to Discussions.
OS X shouldn't take hours to install (30 minutes is about right). To check the specs of your Mac in OS X go to Apple Menu > About this Mac > More Info...
RAM.
Most of the 300MHz iBooks have 32Mb RAM (64Mb on later models) soldered to the logic board and then some will have some added in a single 144pin SODIMM slot. You can install a 512Mb PC100 SODIMM in the slot for a 544Mb/576Mb total. You can find the best RAM prices at ramseeker. OS X is very fussy about RAM so please buy from a Mac friendly supplier and tell them it's for an iBook Clamshell. Installing 256Mb (for a 288/320Mb total) should be enough and is significantly cheaper.
Hard Disk.
The 300MHz iBook have pretty small hard disks and Panther will take up a large amount of this. You should not install the additional languages or print drivers (see the Customize option) on the OS X installer.
Battery.
The iBook Clamshells are the only Macs that don't have a separate PRAM battery. This means that if you let the battery go flat you will loose date/time and various other settings.
Firmware.
You should install this Firmware update whilst booted in to OS 9 to allow you to use the larger RAM modules and various other improvements.
HTH
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