Pismo battery won't charge — #5
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Originally posted by Octo:
I have a Pismo and I replaced the battery about 4 months ago and everything has been fine until the last couple of weeks.
My battery i…
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Pismo battery won't charge — #6
I see just "f5" in boot ROM version.
And, oops, it turns out I have a Lombard, not a Pismo.
Any further clues would be appreciated.
Pismo battery won't charge — #7
Who did you get the battery from?
Pismo battery won't charge — #8
OK, you're not going to believe this...
I just installed from the original PBG3 restore CD and rebooted. Then I downloaded Battery Reset 2.0 from Apple. (http://docs.info.apple.co…
Pismo battery won't charge — #9
My Pismo reports 4.18f5 and my 'new' battery is a 'Hi Capacity Power Products' B-5899.
I'm going to try rebooting into classic and see what the behaviour is under classic. Then I …
Pismo battery won't charge — #10
I have pretty much the same experience with my pismo. After I got the new battery it did recharge for a while, then the lightning rod over the battery in the menu bar would come a…
Pismo battery won't charge — #11
That's actually my next step here. Granted, the PMUs of the Pismo and Lombard are different and we may be comparing Apples and, um, Apples, but I'll let you know what I find out.
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Pismo battery won't charge — #12
Unfortunately, Battery Reset doesn't work on the Pismo. So we don't have that avenue of hope.
Pismo battery won't charge — #13
Having retrieved my old battery from my office, I tried it. It will charge! (though it only lasts for a few minutes without the AC adapter plugged in). Nonetheless it does charge, …
Pismo battery won't charge — #14
Okay I contacted the retailer that I got my battery from and I was told to send it in to be tested. It turned out to be bad and I got a new battery.
Now after a couple of months o…
Pismo battery won't charge — #15
interesting thread...
i noticed by pismo battery showed a full charge after updating to panther...
of about an hour (about half of what it used to be).
i assumed my battery was dy…
Avoiding PowerBook static shock? — #1
I wear a jacket with fleece lining. I take it off when I get into my room and I *ALWAYS* get shocked when I first touch my PowerBooks. Is there anything that I can do to stop thi…
Avoiding PowerBook static shock? — #2
You'll be shocked either way. When you were fleece you end up building up a static charge, and it must be discharged someway or another. You can discharge it by touching a door h…
Avoiding PowerBook static shock? — #3
Spray your jacket with static guard. The spark might still be there, but not as bad.
Avoiding PowerBook static shock? — #4
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I *ALWAYS* get shocked when I first touch my PowerBooks.[/b]
Think of all the money you'll save on shock therapy.
Avoiding PowerBook static shock? — #5
That cant be good for the PB is it?
Avoiding PowerBook static shock? — #6
What if I get a humidifier? Would that decrease the static electricity due to the humidity in the air?
Avoiding PowerBook static shock? — #7
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Originally posted by selowitch:
Think of all the money you'll save on shock therapy.
LOL
Avoiding PowerBook static shock? — #8
this has happened to me twice this winter...
went to open my pb, a small shock, and...
kernel panic!
had to restart.
now i just touch everything else first...
(before going near …
Avoiding PowerBook static shock? — #9
I find that you can usually discharge yourself by touching one of the screws on a light switch. I usually do that, or just make sure that I touch my PC first. And yes, a humidif…
Avoiding PowerBook static shock? — #10
I had a fleece jacket once but I kept getting shocked too. I ditched the jacket. Meh!
How do I tell which revision pb I have ? — #1
I just bought my first Mac, a 17" 1.33 powerbook from an Apple Store. When I bought it the Apple salesman said it is a revision B. How do I check the revision ? Are there any big d…
How do I tell which revision pb I have ? — #2
In this case, the Rev A 17" is 1 GHz and the Rev B is 1.33GHz, so you have a Rev B. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
How do I tell which revision pb I have ? — #3
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Originally posted by rprata:
In this case, the Rev A 17" is 1 GHz and the Rev B is 1.33GHz, so you have a Rev B. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
For the o…
How do I tell which revision pb I have ? — #4
Normally, when there's a speed upgrade in the PB, it's consider another revision...
the rev.A 17" PB was 1GHZ, the rev.B is 1.33GHZ.
And also because if a new product has some pr…