charliewillbe
Registered
Hi,
My Powerbook (G4 15" 1.5 GHz running 10.3.0) won't run from or charge my battery, even though the battery works fine (original, only 99 cycles, works fine in another G4, and coconut battery shows no problems, and I have the same problem running the powerbook using a friend's battery)
The battery reads 83% in the battery meter, and though it sees and reads it okay, it won't charge it.
Harware test from my boot disk shows no problems with the logic board, everything else seems to be working fine.
I've reset the PMU countless times (shift-ctrl-option-power button simultaneous then wait 5 seconds).
Powerbook runs fine from AC adaptor, and switches off if I remove it. I can't start up from the battery either.
I tried installing OSX 10.4 but to no avail.
I only have 10 days left of warranty, from the UK, and I live up a mountain in Guatemala now - please help me! Thanks a lot
Charlie
My Powerbook (G4 15" 1.5 GHz running 10.3.0) won't run from or charge my battery, even though the battery works fine (original, only 99 cycles, works fine in another G4, and coconut battery shows no problems, and I have the same problem running the powerbook using a friend's battery)
The battery reads 83% in the battery meter, and though it sees and reads it okay, it won't charge it.
Harware test from my boot disk shows no problems with the logic board, everything else seems to be working fine.
I've reset the PMU countless times (shift-ctrl-option-power button simultaneous then wait 5 seconds).
Powerbook runs fine from AC adaptor, and switches off if I remove it. I can't start up from the battery either.
I tried installing OSX 10.4 but to no avail.
I only have 10 days left of warranty, from the UK, and I live up a mountain in Guatemala now - please help me! Thanks a lot
Charlie