I don't know about the Pismo, but, based on my Lombard experience, yes,
it's a dead PRAM. Try booting into Open Firmware and typing
'reset-all'. That could help a lot.
Caleb
On Thursday, Jan 5, 2006, at 04:23 America/Chicago, Barry Muller wrote:
Last summer I purchased a "new" battery for my Pismo
and within the last few weeks occassionally (though
with increasing frequency) it has gone from full
charge to zero very quickly (w\in 15 minutes or so).
It is one of those OWC batteries that "promises" 125%
(IIRC) battery run-time of the original that came from
Apple. Any rate, as the performance is inconsistent I
was wondering if there is something else at play that
make the Pismo "think" that the battery is discharged.
Is this a symptom of PRAM going bad?
When this happens - the pismo turns off - does not go
to sleep and frequently the clock needs to be reset.
BW - I do exercise the battery a lot, that is I
usually run the Pismo on battery power. Also, when I
reconnect the Pismo the batery shows 0 full and
recharges - dunno if it charges faster than before.
Just covering all bases before I go back to OWC about
a possibly defective battery.
Thanks in advance,
Barry
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