Powerbook Goes to Sleep Too Soon!

[crazzyeddie]

My Powerbook Titanium 1ghz has a very strange problem. It falls asleep at about 50% - 60% instead of the normal 30%. Ive tried recalibrating the battery about 10 times, resetting the PMU and reinstalling OS X, to no avail! Any suggestions/solutions, other than buying a new battery?

 

[crazzyeddie]

Anyone? Anyone at all?

 

[Jovian9]

My Alu 17" 1GHz PB did this at 20%. First it was a battery problem and then it was the logic board. They ended up replacing it with a 1.33GHz 17" Alu after not having the parts to fix the logic board. Hope that helps.

 

[crazzyeddie]

My Alu 17" 1GHz PB did this at 20%. First it was a battery problem and then it was the logic board. They ended up replacing it with a 1.33GHz 17" Alu after not having the parts to fix the logic board. Hope that helps.

That doesn't give me much hope Today the computer feel asleep at 75% battery power...

 

[virividox]

try resetting the PMU

how old is your computer you could be needing a new battery

 

[crazzyeddie]

Its a 1ghz TiBook, so just over 1.5 years... hardly the limits of these Powerbook batteries. I've tried resetting the PMU a few times, but nothing seems to help.

 

[Macmaniac]

Take it to an Apple technician and have them order you a new battery, you could have killed the battery without knowing it, batteries can go bad sometimes. Or you could have the tech try to reset the battery somehow.

 

[crazzyeddie]

I have thought of that... but not having Applecare, its at least a $129 venture if the battery is the issue.