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iBook battery life problem
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I've never done it before. I just looked it up: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284
So let it run to zero, then charge it again?
So let it run to zero, then charge it again?
yea see if that helps. Also, if you're wondering about your battery life, I reccomend downloading coconut battery: http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/
cmm said:
Yup! And are you sure that you're actually plugged in? More than once, I haven't noticed when the charger has fallen out of the wall..
Check the wall outlet with another piece of electronic equipment.
Try the charger in a different outlet.
Is the orange-lighted ring around the end of the power adapter glowing? (Assuming that your iBook is new enough that it has this type of adapter...)
Is the battery symbol in the menu bar showing the electrical plug inside it, the "lightning bolt," or the "fill bar" that shows how much battery you have left?
Try the charger in a different outlet.
Is the orange-lighted ring around the end of the power adapter glowing? (Assuming that your iBook is new enough that it has this type of adapter...)
Is the battery symbol in the menu bar showing the electrical plug inside it, the "lightning bolt," or the "fill bar" that shows how much battery you have left?
Is the orange-lighted ring around the end of the power adapter glowing? (Assuming that your iBook is new enough that it has this type of adapter...)
Yes, it was glowing orange.
Is the battery symbol in the menu bar showing the electrical plug inside it, the "lightning bolt," or the "fill bar" that shows how much battery you have left?
Yes, it was showing the bar that should be shown when plugged in...
Yes, it was glowing orange.
Is the battery symbol in the menu bar showing the electrical plug inside it, the "lightning bolt," or the "fill bar" that shows how much battery you have left?
Yes, it was showing the bar that should be shown when plugged in...
cmm said:
Just turn up the brightness and burn a CD or import a CD or watch a DVD. That'll make it die real quick.
Also, turn on airport and bluetooth.
Could be;cmm said:
didn't really reset the PMU,
bad battery,
bad charger,
bad DC-IN Board, or
Bad Logic board.
You need to take it in to be serviced.
cmm said:
Depends on how serious it is... Odds are, it'll be at least a few days, maybe more if it's something like the logic board. but if it''s an easy fix (say, swapping in another battery) you'll be in and out that day (I assume).