having learned some possible tricks (thanks to the listers expertise!), I've decided to give it a shot and try to revive my 520 battery. The battery has not been used for several years, so I assume that chances to bring it back to like are pretty slim? It was fully functional, however, before being shelved. I also assume that it's pretty deeply discharged for IBR to revive it. Here's how far I got (not much, in fact) alternating IBR and EMMpathy for more than 20 times:
IBR goes to "extended precharging" for less than 1 minute, then flashes the message "waiting on communication" and instantly a dialog box appears saying that "the battery could not be updated, return it to apple". Tried about 10 times before switching to EMMpathy, I've seen differences only between the first and the remaining iterations. EMMpathy says "writing smartbattery's memory got ~30 sec, then a dialog box pops up: "I can't locate a battery in the right slot" I've also followed the various recommendations in the help files. After re-booting, EMMpathy goes directly to the "can't locate battery" box and IBR does even start the extended re-charging and comes up with the "The battery could not be updated" box. Any other steps I could take before declaring the battery dead? It might be worth trying to recharge with battery charger, I have one around which can supply the juice. How to connect it though (safely, that is) thanks for any possible hints. cheers, gianfranco > 2. Start up the PB on your AC power supply and start up IBR _without_ > the battery inserted. Then insert your battery. If IBR doesn't like > your battery, shut it down, take your battery out and restart IBR. Do > this up to 10 times and allow the program to charge your battery each > time. You should be able to get enough charge during this process to > allow the battery memory to be read. Then let the program continue > processing your battery. You can also use a stock battery charger of > about 9V and 150 millamps or more up to 1 amp to manually charge the > battery (You will need to devise an attachment method, but I can help > you on that). Once you have the battery charged, you need to drain the > battery using Battery Amnesia and fully charge it back up about 5 times > or until you see no further improvement in battery life. -- 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
