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SpaceBoy
Full Member
USA
631 Posts |
 Posted - 07 Sep 2003 : 19:11:32
Howdy, folks!
The past few days, my PB G4/500 has been doing something rather strange: When operating on battery power, when it gets to around 40% (+/- 5%) percent charge, the PB just drops into a coma, and won't wake till I plug in the A/C adapter, at which point the battery claims to be at 0%! Arrrgh!
I tried resetting the Power Manager by holding down the reset button for 5 seconds, but this has not fixed the problem.
What should I do now? I really don't have any money for a new battery right now, or at any point in the near future, so if I can get this one restored to something like regular condition, it would totally rock.
Thanks in advance!
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cory5412
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USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2003 : 19:28:19
Did you just upgrade to OSX.2.4?My TiBook's battery (GHz/15") borked out when I upped to 10.2.4 Official 68k videographer
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G4from128k
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USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2003 : 04:57:32
Its sounds like either the battery is getting old or the calibration files for it are messed up. Are there any battery-related preferences files? You could try removing the prefs files and seeif the machine relearns your battery's operating characteristics.G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2003 : 05:01:05
I'd say your battery's messed up...normally resetting the power manager fixes weird probs like that..."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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boredomconquersall
Full Member
Canada
613 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2003 : 08:33:32
I have it worse! it's the calibration files. everytime it does that, does it seem like the battery is lasting for shorter and shorter? another fix for this is in open firmware (do this by going command-option-O-F before the screen comes on) type clear-nvram, and once it does that, type clear-all, then continue to boot normally. this might help you. belive me, your not alone. my battery has gone from 3 hours to 2 minutes in a week. 10.2 DISTROYS BATTERIES!! AVOID USING ANYTHING NEWER THAN 10.1.5! AAAVOIID!!!!!TKHf
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Gothikon
Full Member
Australia
537 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2003 : 14:28:52
you guys should check out macosxhints.com I'm sure that's where I saw a tip for a a very similar problem if not the same one. I'm pretty sure it involved resetting the PMU deleting some file but also doing this at particular times with regards to battery level and whether or not it's plugged in to the wall.I'd just go there and do a search for battery or something. --------
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2003 : 21:41:46
Ahve you checked with apple?  that's how I got my battery replaced for free, but then again that was after the .2.4 update.Official 68k videographer
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boredomconquersall
Full Member
Canada
613 Posts |
Posted - 12 Sep 2003 : 22:48:43
BTW, it's...reset-nvram and reset-all
that helps supposedly dead batteries. it didn't help mine, but I hope it could help others...
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Gothikon
Full Member
Australia
537 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2003 : 02:01:29
That''s not quite what I was thinking of, this is more involved than thathttp://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20030331151650491&query=battery --------
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