Hey guys, anyone with a reduced battery and doesn't know about resetting it might want to read this.
Well, i was faced with a 7-12 minute battery for my 333 bronze and two 70 minute lectures to take notes... and the decision of buying a new M7318 for 127$. So as a last ditch attempt to save my poor battery (which was stored nearly empty for nearly two years before I bought the whole thing from someone), I looked up how to reset the power manager and how to recondition my battery. I know many of you out there know this already, in fact, thats how i knew what to look for. For those people who are new to the powerbook arena, such as myself, this is what I found. Apple Tech document 14449 contains specific information on resetting the power manger for every powerbook made. (100- Ti G4 DVI) For a bronze, there is a button between the s-vid out and modem. With the power adapter connected (I had the battery loaded also,) press the button. the power light blinks once. Wait no less than five seconds, then turn it on. DONT turn it on before 5 seconds! the reset will fail. (And if it does, just turn it off, press the button again and exercise more patience... geeze.. (= ) Download a software component called Battery Reset 2.0. Go to support>downloads, then the complete list of current downloads (link at the bottom-ish), click you nationality (i click english north american) > macintosh> powerbooks> PB_g3 series> batteryreset.smi.bin. Connect the AC adapter and load the battery. Then turn on the laptop and install battery reset 2.0. It will restart and load Battery Rest automatically. Click what side you want to reset and it will do its thing. I think it is supposed to take awhile- mine took no more than .25 seconds to reset- maybe that should tell me how shot my battery is ( ; It will completely drain the battery and reset it's microprocessor (i believe) that reports to the bronze about its current capacity. Now the important step- LET THE BATTERY RECHARGE COMPLETELY. dont interrupt it. dont unplug the AC. dont take out the battery. not for a second. dont look at it funny and/or cross-eyed. Keep in mind that mine is actually still charging. I take this as a good thing, as it usually takes it an hour to charge to full (10 minutes of life) and it's been charging now for about 70 minutes and the first light has only stopped blinking. Which means it has a while to go. I have to go to sleep, as I have an 8 am class tomorrow. So I will update you all on if/how well this procedure works. Right now, i'm really hoping for the best. Thanks all!! -Dylan ( = mtfbwy -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
