Hi Andrew, O-r... If Battery recondition doesn't work (if it doesn't allow you to begin, the battery may be too weak to get started), send it to me, and I'll do a recondition for you off my Lind 2 Supercharger - no charge (er, no fee), just a helping hand! Best regards, Dana
On 3/10/04 9:46 PM, Andrew Kershaw of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > Hi all, > > I received a Duo 280c today. It came with a Type 1 battery, which, > to my understanding, should work fine with the 280c if a little > underpowered. Anyway, if I leave the battery in, the Duo won't boot. > If I insert it after the 280c has booted, the battery icon in the > menubar shows that the battery is fully charged, but then the whole > thing shuts down without warning. > > Any ideas? I was thinking I could run the Battery Recondition > program. Does that work with Duo batteries? It has been a while > since my 230 worked last, and I've forgotten most of what I knew > about them. Are there any special utilities or battery tools for the > Duo series (besides MyBattery and Battery Amnesia, anyway)? > > Any tips would be welcome. > > On an unrelated note, does the 280c have enough horsepower to play > Real Media audio streams? I'd like to do the hack to add a headphone > jack (anyone got that link?) and then set it up to play NPR > <http://www.npr.org> (best news programming in the US, IMHO)... > > Peace, > Drew -- 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
