iBook battery problem
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Original Message
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Name: Stevie
Date: December 3, 2001 at 15:59:03 Pacific
Subject: iBook battery problem
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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?
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Response Number 1
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Name: the pickle
Date: December 3, 2001 at 17:24:42 Pacific
Subject: iBook battery problem
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Reply: (edit)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. p
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Response Number 3
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Name: DB
Date: December 27, 2001 at 11:55:11 Pacific
Subject: iBook battery problem
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Reply: (edit)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
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Name: the pickle
Date: December 29, 2001 at 23:20:50 Pacific
Subject: iBook battery problem
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Reply: (edit)If you've reset the Power Manager, you've already zapped your PRAM. p
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Response Number 5
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Name: Tim
Date: February 1, 2002 at 18:19:12 Pacific
Subject: iBook battery problem |
Reply: (edit)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
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Name: Darkcard
Date: February 21, 2002 at 20:23:36 Pacific
Subject: iBook battery problem
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Reply: (edit)I have the same iBook and the same
problem guess we all need a new battery
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Response Number 7
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Name: Na Chu
Date: March 23, 2002 at 11:27:18 Pacific
Subject: iBook battery problem
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Reply: (edit)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
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Name: xiao
Date: April 17, 2002 at 09:29:03 Pacific
Subject: iBook battery problem
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Reply: (edit)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
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Name: the pickle
Date: April 17, 2002 at 15:20:37 Pacific
Subject: iBook battery problem
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Reply: (edit)Reset your Power Manager. Instructions
are on Apple's WWW site. p
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Response Number 10
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Name: xiao
Date: April 22, 2002 at 13:35:52 Pacific
Subject: iBook battery problem
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Reply: (edit)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?
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