Chris Higgins on 5/31/01 4:47 PM wrote:
> So anyway, I removed the tape and re-inserted the battery while the Duo was
> running on AC power. It immediately switched off, like hard-power-off. I
> tried various combinations of inserting the battery while in sleep, while
> turned off, etc. -- no dice. If the battery is inserted, the machine will
> not power on or wake from sleep; and if it's running when I insert the
> battery it immediately shuts down.
>
> Any tips? I tried holding down the reset button on the back for 15 seconds,
> but that didn't seem to help (I read that this would reset the power
> manager, which I assume might be my problem). Is this battery just dead or
> is something worse than that going on? It seems funny that a dead battery
> would mean instant death for the machine, you know?
>
This is not an uncommon question.
The battery is dead. Very dead. So dead the Power Manager cannot handle
trying to charge it and provide enough power to the Duo for it to operate
normally.
The Power Manager's job is to provide power to the Duo and keep the battery
charged. It tries to assess the need of the battery and provide accordingly.
Unfortunately when a battery is too far gone it demands much more from the
Power Manager and thus causes the Duo to shut down for lack of power.
The original owner likely taped over the battery because he didn't want to
look at a gaping hole on the front of the Duo.
-makmac
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