I have a friend who experiences some kind of "shorting" behavior in that his iBook adaptor has to be jiggled where it makes the connection at the iBook to keep the orange/green charging light on.
Also, he started up today and a series of lines started cascading down the screen. I tried resetting the parameter ram and could get it to start normally, then the lines started again. Then the screen goes dark. Any suggestions, or is it time to take it in to see Ward? Thanks Andy > Rex, I am being carefull how I use mine.:) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rex Baldazo [mailto:Rex.Baldazo at cnet.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:26 AM > To: 'macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu' > Subject: RE: dead laptop Was: MacGroup: laptop batteries > > > I'll second that--had the same issue with my iBook AC Adapter. I'm not sure > the replacement will last any longer--it uses the same basic plug though it > seems to be a bit sturdier plastic on this version of the adapter. > > --- Rex Baldazo > --- Senior Editor > --- Builder.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Wiser > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:22 AM > To: 'macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu' > Subject: RE: dead laptop Was: MacGroup: laptop batteries > > > Henri, there is a problem with the new AC power adapter. The strain relief > at the plug breaks loose with use. My daughter's iBook Ac adapter did this > had to buy her a new one for her > birthday.:) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Henri Yandell [mailto:bayard at generationjava.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:35 AM > To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Subject: Re: dead laptop Was: MacGroup: laptop batteries > > > > Okay, guilty of not checking things out fully before panicking :) > > I've had this before. The new white-plug power lead seems to sometimes lose > the connection. I have to re-seat the power cord in the power lead and > magically the power comes back. > > With my magic 1 hour battery, it doesn't take long for a lack of mains power > to empty the machine of power. So not only do I have a dying battery, but I > have a power cable I can't fully trust. > > *prepares to pony up cash soon* > > Hen > > On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Henri Yandell wrote: > >> >> My previous email was strangely prophetic. Woke up this morning to >> find that the powerbook battery indicator flashes on the 1 light and >> that the power cable no longer lights up. >> >> Most problematically, the laptop didn't unsleep and I ended up taking >> the battery out to force it to power off. However now it does not >> power on at all, and still no recharging light on the power cable. >> >> Is this what a dead battery looks like? Should a powerbook run without >> a battery but with mains power attached? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Hen >> >> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004, Lee Larson wrote: >> >>> On Jan 18, 2004, at 7:54 PM, Henri Yandell wrote: >>> >>>> I'm wondering what I could have done to make the battery last >>>> longer. Whenever in reach of a socket [and without a need to power >>>> up the battery], should I have been using my laptop without a >>>> battery? >>> >>> The batteries in most laptops have a finite life, and their clocks >>> start ticking as soon as they leave the assembly line. They die >>> after a few years, and the only cure is replacement. You can try >>> things like resetting the power manager and open firmware. >>> >>> Here are a couple of Apple's tech pages that you might find useful. >>> >>> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42642> >>> >>> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be >>> | January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. This >>> | list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. This >> | list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. This list's > | page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. This list's > | page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. Kind regards, Andy a0arno01 at athena.louisville.edu Remember the two most important things in life: 1. Don't tell everyone everything you know 2. The software box said, "Windows XP or better," so I bought a Macintosh. "Macintosh. We may not have done everything right, but at least we knew the century was going to end."-Douglas Adams | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
