Does anyone have experience of working with the new Aluminium versions of the Apple Powerboook?
I've just purchased a new 15" model (lovely machine) but the battery is behaving very strangely.
In a nutshell, the battery won't charge unless it's completely drained first. So now it's sitting at 85% as I type, but it's not charging (the icon is a battery with a plug inside, rather than a battery with a flash inside). If I unplug it, let it drain a bit, then plug in again it won't increase the charge.
However, if I drain the battery down to about 2% (i.e. in reserve power), then it charges fine up to full power. But then the situation above repeats.
I've resetted the Power Management Unit (from the Apple website) but it's still behaving funny.
The dealer reckons a suspect battery: any memebers care to offer an alternative solution before I can get a replacement (if it is the battery - seems to be the charger - i.e. the machine - that's the problem though).
Thanks in advance for your efforts.
I've just purchased a new 15" model (lovely machine) but the battery is behaving very strangely.
In a nutshell, the battery won't charge unless it's completely drained first. So now it's sitting at 85% as I type, but it's not charging (the icon is a battery with a plug inside, rather than a battery with a flash inside). If I unplug it, let it drain a bit, then plug in again it won't increase the charge.
However, if I drain the battery down to about 2% (i.e. in reserve power), then it charges fine up to full power. But then the situation above repeats.
I've resetted the Power Management Unit (from the Apple website) but it's still behaving funny.
The dealer reckons a suspect battery: any memebers care to offer an alternative solution before I can get a replacement (if it is the battery - seems to be the charger - i.e. the machine - that's the problem though).
Thanks in advance for your efforts.