Hello... Any advice for a novice on batteries, specifically and in general, and/or links to further info? (The Help Guide on the macs are not always so helpful!) :-/
Specifically: Recently acquired Rev. B iBook (300mhz, 128ram, 6gb, OS 9.1): Date and time is sometimes not "holding;" the computer is slugglish starting up; sometimes the submenus do not expand, it is freezing up, pointer gets paralyzed, etc. Re: the date/time, Mac Help Menu says something about may need a "backup battery replaced by authorized apple retailer." Is this "backup battery" the same as what is referred to as PRAM? I "zapped" PRAM twice, and that helped the date/time... for awhile anyway... but when I've had to "force quit/shutdown," the date/time is lost again... (that never used to happen on my older DT mac, and I "forced/shutdown" it many times.) ;) Re: the lithium-ion battery and yoyo adapter: I'm trying to determine if both of these batteries I have are "ready for the dumpster." I left the adapter on for 24 hours. Then last night it was amber and the control strip said "battery is being recharged." It was amber for about 20 minutes on two occasions. Then it turns green in between, and the control strip then says, "battery has been removed from your computer" (even though battery is still installed). Could it also be a problem with the yoyo adapter? BTW, I also installed Battery Reset, but that didn't seem to help. General question: For future reference, if you always use the laptop w/power adapter, and don't really need the batteries, should you just take them out of the computer and set them aside? And/or does it "hurt anything" to leave them IN and never use them? And/or like my cell phone, should batteries be used until they drain completely, and then recharge them over and over, even though you don't really need to be using them (because I'm always by a power outlet)? Thanks for any/all opinions & education. Best regards/BG (digest mode) -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
