Hi Karl Have you tried the Battery Reset program? (provided by Apple especially for the WallStreet model, it seems.) I think someone mentioned it before in this thread, but I thought I'd reinforce the suggestion, as it has proved invaluable to me.
I have a WallStreet 266MHz which I use every day and it sleeps most nights. Every month or so it fails to wake from sleep and plays dead. When I reset the PowerBook (fn + ctrl + shift + Power) it revives, given another battery or the mains adapter. But the offending battery is always completely drained and will NOT recharge. The Battery Reset program has always brought the battery back to life. I still get 2 and a half hours from each of my 2 batteries. The general wisdom of this list points to a general weakness in the Power Management board in the WallStreet. But I thought it might be worth giving Battery Reset one more try. If I ever get into this situation I think it will probably more economical to "upgrade" to a 2nd hand Pismo than to get the repair done. Keeping my fingers crossed... Regards Mike On 2/7/02 4:03 pm, G-Books said: >When I first bought my Wallstreet, the battery in it lasted about a >year before it would suddenly die - I'd have about three quarters of >battery left showing on the control strip, and then there would be a >message about the battery being about to die and the computer going >to sleep to preserve contents of memory. -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
