Re: [Finale] OT: Powerbook battery

2004-12-03 Thread Johannes Gebauer
Well, in case anyone is interested: I tried Battery Reset, did a full recharge, thought it was working, but then after only a few minutes the Powerbook fell into hybernation again, so I guess the battery is buggered. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de

[Finale] OT: Powerbook battery

2004-12-02 Thread Johannes Gebauer
Sorry, this is a little off-topic, feel free to reply to me personally. My Powerbook battery has all of a sudden decided to have very much less capacity than before, and I am wondering whether there is something I can try to get it back to normal. It is quite possible that it has indeed reached

Re: [Finale] OT: Powerbook battery

2004-12-02 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Johannes, Yeah, you should try resetting the power supply -- it's a little recessed button on the back of the PowerBook, marked with a triangle inside a circle, and you need a pen or a straightened paperclip to push it down. You want to hold it down for at least 30 seconds (this will cause

Re: [Finale] OT: Powerbook battery

2004-12-02 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Darcy James Argue / 04.12.2 / 4:14PM wrote: I'm afraid you are wrong. Holding the reset button for 30 seconds *does* resent the PMU on most PowerBooks, and doing so *does* benefit the battery. I stand corrected. I went back to the original post and found it was Wallstreet. According to the

Re: [Finale] OT: Powerbook battery

2004-12-02 Thread Johannes Gebauer
Even so, the Wallstreet doesn't have one (a reset button at the back that is). There is a procedure to reset the PMU, but Thomas Schaller suggested to use a little application from Apple, Battery Reset 2.0 which I am going to try first. Johannes Darcy James Argue wrote: Hi Hiro, I'm afraid you