I wound up having no takers for either the charger or the battery, so I decided to bump this thread and see if there were any further thoughts.
With the iBook now my #3 laptop, I haven't used it much lately, but am still thinking of getting it up and going off the battery again. I still use this machine for certain tasks (sent a fax with it today and continue to rely on it for Photoshop) and don't want to be chained to the wall outlet.
I have the following equipment at present:
1. A battery with a warranty that appears to charge and work correctly.
2. An iBook which won't charge the battery and won't recognize the charge in it.
3. An external charger, powered by an AC adapter, which can charge this battery.
4. Two working adapters, one Apple and one generic.
5. Two dead batteries and one charger with a shorted-out cord.
I did move the iBook between chargers while it was asleep. It was probably off the adapter for 1-2 minutes and remained asleep instead of shutting down. This shows the battery does something in the computer.
I'm running OS 9.1. The install on the computer dates from May 2008, which is also when I last wiped the hard drive, and is not the original OS from the computer--that would be 9.0.4. There is currently no version of OS X installed on the machine. I've tried resetting the battery with Apple's program and through the command line with no luck.
A few things I've thought of:
1. Reinstall the system. This does appear to be a hardware issue, but it probably wouldn't hurt, especially since I generally do this every three years on my pre-OS X systems.
2. Find a clamshell somewhere and see if it takes the battery. Trouble is, I don't know of anyone else with a clamshell right now--everyone I know has replaced theirs with something newer.
3. Consider replacing the actual power management unit. Not an easy task, and one I'd rather not do since taking a clamshell apart isn't the most enjoyable way to spend an evening, but perhaps the only option.
Of course, I could try resetting everything again just to see if it would work. Too bad I've had zero luck with it so far!
Any other suggestions would be welcome.
With the iBook now my #3 laptop, I haven't used it much lately, but am still thinking of getting it up and going off the battery again. I still use this machine for certain tasks (sent a fax with it today and continue to rely on it for Photoshop) and don't want to be chained to the wall outlet.
I have the following equipment at present:
1. A battery with a warranty that appears to charge and work correctly.
2. An iBook which won't charge the battery and won't recognize the charge in it.
3. An external charger, powered by an AC adapter, which can charge this battery.
4. Two working adapters, one Apple and one generic.
5. Two dead batteries and one charger with a shorted-out cord.
I did move the iBook between chargers while it was asleep. It was probably off the adapter for 1-2 minutes and remained asleep instead of shutting down. This shows the battery does something in the computer.
I'm running OS 9.1. The install on the computer dates from May 2008, which is also when I last wiped the hard drive, and is not the original OS from the computer--that would be 9.0.4. There is currently no version of OS X installed on the machine. I've tried resetting the battery with Apple's program and through the command line with no luck.
A few things I've thought of:
1. Reinstall the system. This does appear to be a hardware issue, but it probably wouldn't hurt, especially since I generally do this every three years on my pre-OS X systems.
2. Find a clamshell somewhere and see if it takes the battery. Trouble is, I don't know of anyone else with a clamshell right now--everyone I know has replaced theirs with something newer.
3. Consider replacing the actual power management unit. Not an easy task, and one I'd rather not do since taking a clamshell apart isn't the most enjoyable way to spend an evening, but perhaps the only option.
Of course, I could try resetting everything again just to see if it would work. Too bad I've had zero luck with it so far!
Any other suggestions would be welcome.