Worth a try, better than driving all the way from Worthing... If it doesn't work, let me know and I'll check when I get home that the battery I've got works.
Frank. 2009/8/30 David Ransom <[email protected]> > The battery in my iBook is now quite useless through age. It doesn't hold > the power for very long at all and I have to use it mains only. I now have > an iMac so don't use the lap top very often. When I try to use it I have the > same problem. However if I leave it plugged in for 5 or 10 minutes, the > mains does get through and gives enough power for the Mac to start up. > Perhaps you could try leaving it plugged in for a while and then press the > start up button? > > David > > > > 2009/8/28 Steve <[email protected]> > >> >> Hi, >> >> Apologies for barging in and asking for help so shamelessly. >> >> My 14" iBook G4 has recently undergone a catastrophic power failure. >> The (flat) battery will not charge, and AC power is not working >> either. I've bought an external drive and need to power up my laptop >> one last time to get my data off. >> >> I wonder whether anyone in the group has (or knows someone who has) >> the same model so that I could borrow their battery for an hour or so? >> Anyone who helps would have my deepest thanks--and coffee and cake! >> >> Cheers, >> Steve >> >> www.stephengaskell.com >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
