Try the suggestion below, which I have NOT attempted myself, but read about last week on the Macintouch Web site. There are lots of testimonials there from people who've tried it and found that it solved their battery problems. Good luck!
Nancy
From Rob Wyatt on Macintouch: I'd like to share a recent experience with my iBook (white, dual USB, 600mHz). I hadn't used it in a few weeks and when I turned it on, the battery was completely dead. I... I booted into Open Firmware and typed "reset-nvram", followed by "reset-all". Surprise, surprise...my battery came back to life and recharged fine. Too bad Apple tech support didn't tell me to try this! I figured I'd share this experience in case anyone else out there is having a similar problem.
How to boot into Open Firmware Option-Command-O-F.
If you are at the Open Firmware screen and want to start up into Mac OS, simply type "mac-boot" without the quotes at the command prompt and press Return to exit Open Firmware. The iMac should exit Open Firmware and continue starting up into Mac OS.
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:21:19 +1000 Subject: iBook Battery From: Wiebe Wilbers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello All,
I have a white 500Mhz iBook, whose battery seems to be all but dead. It manages to hold about 20 mins of charge... Does anyone have any miracle tricks for reviving an old battery?
I enquired about re-packing it, but that was going to cost about the same as a new one (I have bought a second (new) battery, but want to see if I can give the original a bit more life)
Thanks,
Wiebe
-- 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/>
---------------------------------------------------------------
The Think Different Store
http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
