further with extreme prejudice.
- Original Message -
From: John DeCarlo
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Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Powerless Powerbook
On 7/22/07, Phil Marchetti
wrote:
I am guessing that the battery is bad.
One way to prove that, is to remove the battery, plug
John,
You can take it to a Genius Bar if you have an Apple
store near where you live, or you can take it to a Mac dealer.
I have no clue where you live, but if convenient to
Rockville, MD, you can bring it to the Washington
Apple Pi Clinic on any Tuesday evening from 7PM
to 9PM they can
On 7/22/07, Phil Marchetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am guessing that the battery is bad.
One way to prove that, is to remove the battery, plug in the AC
power adapter (brick) if it runs, then the battery has gone bad.
On Jul 11, 2007, at 12:48 PM, John McDonald wrote:
The laptop wont
DeCarlo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Powerless Powerbook
On 7/22/07, Phil Marchetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am guessing that the battery is bad.
One way to prove that, is to remove the battery, plug in the AC
also check is the power receptor on the back of the powerbook if in
any way loose? if not, it still could be bad or the board its on
could be bad, verify with another ac adaptor supply
Christopher Wright
Kalamazoo, MI
On Jul 10, 2007, at 9:02 AM, John McDonald wrote:
I have an Apple
I should have been clearer. The laptop shuts down in the same way it would
if it's running only off the battery. If it sits over night, it will start
start enough to boot but the battery power level indicates 0% before the
machine dies. The laptop wont start with the battery removed. Also leaving
I have an Apple Powerbook, it's a G4, 857mgh, 15 inch model. It wont run
when using the ac adaptor and the battery isn't being charged. The light
where the adaptor plugs into the computer is orange and not green.
Not sure exactly what is at fault, it could the the ac adaptor, something
The Apple Powerbook ac adaptors are known to have problems with the
dc cable and the dc connector. Try to borrow a known good ac adaptor
to determine if it's the adaptor or something else.
I have an Apple Powerbook, it's a G4, 857mgh, 15 inch model. It wont run
when using the ac adaptor and
adaptor plugs into the computer is orange and not green
That makes it fairly certain that it is the power brick. Just to be sure
try it from a different outlet and plug in directly into the wall (do not
use a power strip).
When you say the battery is not being charged I presume you mean it
has been removed from the Powerbook? Or is the battery indicator
saying it does not need a charge?
Mine will not start if the battery is installed but completely run
down. It will run if the dead battery is removed. And
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