Justin C Rouzzo wrote: > okay i have a powerbook 520 c and an apple intelligent battery and for some > reason it refuses to recognize the battery the control strip shows the power > adapter is connected but it shows no battery i looked in the instruction > manual and no help at all i tried taking out and reinserting the battery > some one please help me? thanks > >
One of my batteries has a bad habit of not quite making proper contact, I have to push on it a bit to make the system recognize it. The other possiblity is that it's a messed up battery. There's a utility called Intelligent Battery Recondition that might resurrect the battery: <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=18489> the Software is at: <http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/PowerBook/Other_PB_SW/Intelligent_Battery_Update.sea.bin> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
