Yes, dead battery (there are many definition on what dead is..., but for batteries this means an internally shorted cell or 2) are usually loading the AC/DC power supply to a point where the voltage is too low for start-up and extra current to spin the HD is not there.
Just to illustrate: my wife's car developed one hot and humid day (read: recently) a whistling noise with moderate load (DRL and AC). This turned out to be a 3-year old battery that became useless (well, you could use it as a paper weight), will not retain any charge (tried to charge it over night), will not start the car, and plainly loaded the alternator (hence the whistling). -----Original Message----- From: Brian Mahoney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 11:12 AM To: PowerBooks Subject: affect of bad battery? pb 230 My powerbook duo 230 has been useless since I got it last summer, bad keyboard, freezing after boot etc. Tried it again yesterday and it wouldn't boot at all. Bright idea this morning involved taking the battery out, batteries are long dead anyway. It booted up, no problem, and hasn't seized up yet. Would a dead battery actually negatively affect the computer so that it wouldn't run at all or freeze up after booting? Probably more the power manager or something but I'm wondering if some of the 'dead' pbs out there might be resurrected by removing the battery? I'll play around with this one today but it's never lasted more than a minute without freezing up. If this is old news, just ignore me, but I haven't seen this quick fix before. BM -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
