>Hi all,
> I am new to this list, I recently acquired a PowerBook 2400c, and was
>very happy with it. Unfortunately I unplugged my SCSI CD-ROM from the back
>of it when it was sleeping, and things have not been going well. It seems
>that there is either something wrong with the battery or with the interface
>to the battery. Now, the battery level is always shown at the absolute
>minimum in the control strip and on the menu bar. In the menu bar sometimes
>it just shows the battery by it self, and other times it shows it as being
>charged with the lightning bolt. In the control strip it sometimes shows the
>battery with the plug over it and other times as it being charged, and
>sometimes no battery or level at all, just the plug. This is all running off
>the AC adapter because it will not even give me a start up chime on battery
>power. Could someone please provide some help with this.
>
>Thanks,
>Jeff
At a minimum, try resetting the power manager. You can use TechTool
(freeware) from micromat.com to clear the PRAM which will reset the power
manager. That's the first step.
There's a remote possibility that removing the SCSI plug may have
shorted/damaged a component in the PSU, but that is, as I say, remote.
Also, because batteries may be recognized incorrectly or not at all when
the PRAM corrupted, d/l Apple's Battery Reset 2.0, which resets LiION
batteries.
But my first bet is the power manager. Reset it or use TechTool to zap
the PRAM.
If you're new to PowerBooks, it's just you have to get to know a few
issues which aren't applicable to desktop Macs and there're a few tricks
of the trade. But enjoy the 2400 - they're truly excellent, lightweight,
powerful 'Books.
Cheers,
RD
Remy Davison
Contributing Editor, Insanely-Great Mac <http://www.insanely-great.com>
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RD's PowerBook page: <http://www.macpowerbook.com>
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