I had that happen with my old Wallstreet. The solution was to switch the battery to the bay that normally holds the cd drive. Once I did that, the battery was restored, and recharged fine. Paul Riemerman
On Apr 25, 7:47 am, Matt Emson <[email protected]> wrote: > Sent from my iPhone > > On 24 Apr 2010, at 21:32, Amanda Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Can a battery go from 2.5 hours capacity to non-existent overnight? > > Try running the Apple Powerbook battery reset utility. The Wallstreet > (I can't bring myself to say Wally, as that is common British slang > for "idiot") notoriously has issues with its batteries forgetting they > are capable of being charged. I've used the utility twice to recover > the same battery and regain a 2+ hour charge from a supposedly dead one. > > M > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for > those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.htmland our netiquette > guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/g-books > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
