At 1:00 AM -0500 6/14/02, Bryan Walter wrote:
>I have a PowerBook 170 with two batteries, both in what appears to be
>working condition. Both of them charge in the external battery charger
>and the PowerBook shows their battery levels within Mac OS. However, I
>cannot get the PowerBook to either boot or run from either battery
>without the AC adaptor connected, and the adaptor will not function
>unless a battery is in the bay. Please let me know if anyone has any
>idea what I can do to get my 'Book back in working order!
Have you run the discharge function on the batteries to restore
original levels? A good 100 series charger should have this function.
Reset power manager, too?
Paul
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