> 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
Dylan shows the way to go! My Wallstreet with 2 (original) batteries on
board was giving me less than 3 hours total. I grabbed Battery Reset 2.0,
did as Dylan outlined above, and now I'm getting (from both bats combined)
over 7 hours when running the Finder and Suitcase 10. Your own mileage will
of course vary.
Here's the link to the download:
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/Eng
lish-North_American/Macintosh/PowerBook/PB_G3_Series/Battery_Reset_2.0.smi.b
in
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