The good news is that you are not alone. The bad news is that my 5300cs and the regular 5300 both do the same exact thing. Sometimes it works if you ignore the dialog box, close the lid immediately and swap out for a new battery or plug it into AC.
-Robyn On Thursday, July 11, 2002, at 01:34 PM, David R. wrote: >>> 1) Generally, how long should a Nimh batter last when in use? I am >>> finding >>> that I get just about 2 hours use and then it gives me the 10 second >>> warning. Unfortunately not even able to save a document or quit an >>> app, it >>> actually shuts down in about one-half second. Not enough time to do a >>> thing. ... >> >> ... When you get the power warning the best thing to do is to put it >> to sleep >> and then change the battery or get it on mains power. Then you can >> save /quit >> / whatever. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA >> > > I really wish it were that easy. I literally ONLY get one half of a > second > (1/2) before it shuts itself down. Not enough time to do a single step. > Dave -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
