I'm not Phil, but if there's a short in the battery, it eats up too much
power in the short to power the motherboard.
I would tell you how I know this, but then I'd have to prohibit you from
spreding that information further with extreme prejudice.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John DeCarlo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Powerless Powerbook
On 7/22/07, Phil Marchetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am guessing that the battery is bad.
One way to prove that, is to remove the battery, plug in the AC
power adapter (brick) if it runs, then the battery has gone bad.
On Jul 11, 2007, at 12:48 PM, John McDonald wrote:
> The laptop wont start with the battery removed.
Phil,
Can you tell me why the laptop would run without the battery but not start
without the battery, if it were just a battery problem?
Thanks.
--
John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own
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