I was sitting in class the other day (tuesday) taking notes and messing with dreamweaver when all of a sudden my powerbook kept wanting to go to sleep. I was able to wake it up but it wouldn't stop. I thought maybe the battery was low but it said like 45min left or so. I figured it was a fluke and went home. Later that night after I had plugged it into AC Power it still kept wanting to sleep. I woke up yesterday and could not get it to wake up at all. I called Apple and while I was talking to them I looked over and it had woken up. They suggested re-calibrating the battery and resetting the power management. I tried the second option with them on the phone. It was fine for a while but the same thing is happening this morning. Right now it has stayed awake so I could type this but does any one know what is going on? Also when at home it is closed and plugged in to an external monitor. Thanks!
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Powerbook Just Wants To Sleep?
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Someone else was complaining about this exact problem just yesterday in another forum on this board.
This was my reply to them:
This was my reply to them:
Original thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/160589/Download this awesome app - coconutBattery.
http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/
Upon loading it up you'll be presented with a similar window to this:
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Compare the original battery capacity to the current one. If it's low then you will need to replace the battery.
Thanks I tired that program but it says my battery is ok. My laptop seems to be ok now that I am in class. I'll just monitor it and if it comes back I will calle Apple. Thank you.