Today, I tripped over the powercord to my 2400 partially yanking it out of the wall and pulling the PowerBook a couple of inches across a table, but not yanking the cord connector out of the back of the PowerBook. When I cranked the computer up I noticed that the battery indicator in the menu bar showed a completely discharged battery with an X through it. I don't know if my graceful move is in any way related to the battery problem but they happened at about the same time. I removed the battery and reinserted it. For about 4 seconds after reinserting the indicator showed a discharged battery with no X. I never got a lightning bolt. It then reverted back to a discharged battery with an X. Computer will not run on battery at all. It will run properly with the power adapter inserted. These exact conditions are reproducible all of the time except as regards the GLOD (below). As I've been troubleshooting this I have intermittently had the Green Light of Death when the battery was inserted, but which goes away when the power cord is inserted and the power manager button is pressed on the back. Earlier I pressed the button for about five minutes and waited about an additional ten to twenty minutes with the battery removed and the power disconnected before the GLOD went away. Since then, I am no longer getting the GLOD at all. I have also noticed that when I insert the battery a nearby radio has static, but the static goes away when the battery is removed. Question - could yanking the power adapter the way I did have caused this somehow (it works flawlessly on the power adapter), or do I have a bad battery? Could I have a bad PRAM battery? Power card? (I've had two power cards replaced in the past.) If it is a bad battery (it's the original - 3 1/2 years old) are these available anywhere anymore, or am I out of luck? My luck -- my poor little abused 2400 about to give up on me-- my new Titanium PowerBook somewhere on an assembly line in Taiwan. Question ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
