>On Wednesday, August 28, 2002, at 06:14 PM, Tom & Lisa P wrote: > >>>My 270c will show a fully black battery icon, which I assume means >>>that the battery is fully charged. However, if I unplug the AC >>>adapter, within a few seconds I get the "battery has no reserve >>>power" warning and the duo goes to sleep ten seconds later even >>>tho the indicator still shows all black. If I plug the adapter >>>back in, the indicator is still black with the "lightening bolt" >>>symbol. I assume this means that the battery is charging. I know >>>that the PRAM battery is dead, but could this cause problems >>>running off the battery? And am I reading the battery indicator >>>correctly? I haven't been able to find a manual on this machine >>>yet. >>>Thank you! >>> >>>John >>> >"Powered by Mac OS X!" >> >>Ahh.. Duo batteries... the bane of my existance. >> >>Duo batteries have a bad habit of going "bad". Whether this is >>caused by the battery or the Duo or the PRAM, I dont know. >> >>Your symptoms could either be from a bad PRAM or maybe the battery >>is going dead. Have you tried reconditioning it ? >> >>Mad Dog >> > >Is there software to do this? Or do I need to get an external >charger? How do I replace the PRAM battery? I removed the bottom >screws from the case, but all that let me do is raise the keyboard. >I didn't see a battery under there anywhere. >Thanks! > >John
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