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iBook battery problem
Name: Stevie Date: December 3, 2001 at 15:59:03 Pacific
Comment:
I have an old clamshell iBook (G3-300Mhz) and am having a problem running off of the battery. Even when fully charged, the battery monitor displays only around 40 minutes of time when activity is moderate (about 12 0'clock on the monitor). After around 5 minutes of use, however, the computer dies and will not restart until it is plugged in. Upon restart, the date has reset to 1904. I have tried 'battery reset' and 'battery update' and reseting the PRAM, but nothing has helped. The computer is only 18-months old so the battery should not be dead yet. Has anyone else seen this problem or know of a fix?
Name: the pickle Date: December 3, 2001 at 17:24:42 Pacific
Reply:
Try resetting your power manager. Instructions can be found in the Apple Knowledge Base by doing a search for "iBook Power Manager reset."
If that doesn't do it, there is a possibility (though a small one) that your battery is simply dead.
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Response Number 2
Name: Stevie Date: December 3, 2001 at 17:44:37 Pacific
Reply:
Tried that already I'm afraid, no success.
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Response Number 3
Name: DB Date: December 27, 2001 at 11:55:11 Pacific
Reply:
I've been having a similar problem for over a month with my clamshell (purchased in Jan. 2000). The orange glowing light never shows the battery is charged(by turning green) any more and on the icon the battery stays about 1/8 full. I tried the power manager fix and I'm about to buy a new battery. How do you reset PRAM? Is it worth a try?
DB
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Response Number 4
Name: the pickle Date: December 29, 2001 at 23:20:50 Pacific
Reply:
If you've reset the Power Manager, you've already zapped your PRAM.
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Response Number 5
Name: Tim Date: February 1, 2002 at 18:19:12 Pacific
Reply:
Any luck? I just inherited a 'clamshell / toilet-seat-cover' iBook from our IT department. It has been sitting in a drawer for about a year now. The battery refuses to take a charge. I guess I'll need a new battery.
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Response Number 6
Name: Darkcard Date: February 21, 2002 at 20:23:36 Pacific
Reply:
I have the same iBook and the same problem guess we all need a new battery
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Response Number 7
Name: Na Chu Date: March 23, 2002 at 11:27:18 Pacific
Reply:
When I plugged in, in 15 mins, Battery icon shows up on screen and it disappears so I can't see if battery is charged or not. But computer is still working. This is tangerine.. does any of you know why it is like?
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Response Number 8
Name: xiao Date: April 17, 2002 at 09:29:03 Pacific
Reply:
I have the same probelm. the battery in my ibook G3 300 tangerine can not be charged. even I replace the battery with a new one. Anything wrong with the ibook?
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Response Number 9
Name: the pickle Date: April 17, 2002 at 15:20:37 Pacific
Reply:
Reset your Power Manager. Instructions are on Apple's WWW site.
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Response Number 10
Name: xiao Date: April 22, 2002 at 13:35:52 Pacific
Reply:
I reset the power manager and PRAM. the light turned to yellow for a while, but turned to green. The battery (new) still refuse to be charged. Can anybody tell me how do you fix this problem?
Summary: When my son got his ibook (about 4 years ago) he had the same problem, brand new! The problem was that the battery manager forgot to charge the battery. I vaguely remember that there was a little rec...
Summary: Yes, the date will always come up as 1956 even when you change it in the control panels if it's a pram battery problem. Also, it sometimes will take two or three times for the computer to start u...
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