At 7:08 PM -0800 3/28/02, Gary Onofrio wrote:
>Hey guys, something wierd happened to my Powerbook
>5300c today. Well, the 5300 was just siting on the
>floor off with nothing connected to it besides a
>battery which was dead in the battery bay. So i'm
>watching tv and I hear a loud staticy sound! I run
>over to the 5300, took out the battery and pressed the
>reset button, the sound stopped. I then booted up from
>the AC to make sure everything was ok and it was. What
>happened? Am I not suppose to leave a dead battery in
>the bay? I am new to the Powerbook. Thanks, Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OOH! Wasn't the original trouble with the 5300 some batteries
which burst into flame? Completely dead batteries are bad news in most
powerbooks, anyway, and some won't even boot until the dead battery is
removed.
Paul
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