Hello, I'm using Battery Recondition 1.5 in OS 8.6, but I imagine the two versions would perform in much the same way. When I click "ok" to go ahead with reconditioning, the screen turns white with an icon of the battery reconditioner popping up randomly around the screen. The Hard drive doesn't spin down either, presumably to drain the power out of the battery. It stays in this state for the duration of the recondition, (about 2.5 hours or so) and eventually displays a dialogue 'your battery was successfully reconditioned' or something to that effect. I didn't bother starting with extensions off...
What you described doesn't sound right... Perhaps look for a newer version of the utility? It is very small, e-mail me if you would like a copy, as I imagine it is 'freeware'... John. On 2/2/03 4:35 AM, "Dana Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings all, > I have a question re: the following recondition question: > I have a Duo 280c, with a spare Type III NiMH Duo battery that I would like > to recondition in the hopes that it will improve it's recharge performance. > I'm using the old Apple Battery Recondition utility, v. 1.1 as find at the > ftp site. > I boot up with extensions off (OS 8) to run the utility > Here's my question: > when one launches the program, what are the characteristic reactions from > the unit? > > When I press "OK" to start the utility, the Duo immediately goes into a > "strobe" mode (screen flashes on/off, cpu seems to pulse, and speaker > crackles) for a few cycles, and then appears to shut itself off - wait, I > checked, it does shut itself off, because I can reboot by simply pressing > the power key. > > Is this normal? I've never owned a PBook nor dealt with such issues before, > and I don't want to cause any collateral damage to the unit. > Many thanks for fielding the question. > Best regards, > Dana -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
