Having had desktop Mac's for years, I never had to worry about batteries. Also, having had Mac's for years, I never had much of a manual come with them. A tri-fold of cardboard was usually all that was included.
Now that I have a brand new (10 day old) iBook, I have a problem. I didn't read the manual, so I missed the calibration of the battery. A few days ago I noted the battery level was slowly dropping. A call to Tech Support mentioned what I so easily missed in the manual. I let the battery drain away until it went to sleep on its own. Then,I plugged it in to charge up.
After two attempts now, the battery has stayed at 0%. Is that the end of this battery? Do I have to buy a new one now?
They really should have had a sticky note on the battery - how many people RTFM?
Pete
In article 3oednVmgJeBWDv7enZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@redacted.invalid, mazirion mazirion@redacted.invalid wrote:
Having had desktop Mac's for years, I never had to worry about batteries. Also, having had Mac's for years, I never had much of a manual come with them. A tri-fold of cardboard was usually all that was included.
Now that I have a brand new (10 day old) iBook, I have a problem. I didn't read the manual, so I missed the calibration of the battery. A few days ago I noted the battery level was slowly dropping. A call to Tech Support mentioned what I so easily missed in the manual. I let the battery drain away until it went to sleep on its own. Then,I plugged it in to charge up.
If you're sure the power adapter is charging the battery, try resetting he PMU. Instructions vary from model to model; see http://search.info.apple.com/?search=Go&lr=lang_en&kword=&q=reset%20PMU for instructions for your particular model.
After two attempts now, the battery has stayed at 0%. Is that the end of this battery? Do I have to buy a new one now?
10 day s old? I'd take it back to the place of purchase.
They really should have had a sticky note on the battery - how many people RTFM?
Pete
I always read all the manuals to avoid running into obvious mistakes during initial use and also to familiarize myself with the actual contents. Later, if I need to find something I have already got a good idea if the answer is in a manual or if I have to look elsewhere.
rtt
"mazirion" mazirion@redacted.invalid wrote in message news:3oednVmgJeBWDv7enZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@redacted.invalid
Having had desktop Mac's for years, I never had to worry about batteries. Also, having had Mac's for years, I never had much of a manual come with them. A tri-fold of cardboard was usually all that was included.
Now that I have a brand new (10 day old) iBook, I have a problem. I didn't read the manual, so I missed the calibration of the battery. A few days ago I noted the battery level was slowly dropping. A call to Tech Support mentioned what I so easily missed in the manual. I let the battery drain away until it went to sleep on its own. Then,I plugged it in to charge up.
After two attempts now, the battery has stayed at 0%. Is that the end of this battery? Do I have to buy a new one now?
They really should have had a sticky note on the battery - how many people RTFM?
Pete
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 11:22:46 -0400, mazirion wrote (in message 3oednVmgJeBWDv7enZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@redacted.invalid):
Having had desktop Mac's for years, I never had to worry about batteries. Also, having had Mac's for years, I never had much of a manual come with them. A tri-fold of cardboard was usually all that was included.
Now that I have a brand new (10 day old) iBook, I have a problem. I didn't read the manual, so I missed the calibration of the battery. A few days ago I noted the battery level was slowly dropping. A call to Tech Support mentioned what I so easily missed in the manual. I let the battery drain away until it went to sleep on its own. Then,I plugged it in to charge up.
After two attempts now, the battery has stayed at 0%. Is that the end of this battery? Do I have to buy a new one now?
They really should have had a sticky note on the battery - how many people RTFM?
Pete
OH BOY, this is the fifth ibook we have bought in the last couple of years. Never saw that. What damage have I done? As least the one I got this week will have it done.
In article tomstiller-8B350A.11465029102005@redacted.invalid, Tom Stiller tomstiller@redacted.invalid wrote:
If you're sure the power adapter is charging the battery, try resetting he PMU. Instructions vary from model to model; see http://search.info.apple.com/?search=Go&lr=lang_en&kword=&q=reset%20PMU for instructions for your particular model.
I ended up calling Tech Support again, and that is what they ended up having me do. Bingo - it is charging up normally once again. It must have been the power at work - I'll plug it into the UPS next time when I am there!
phew
Pete
mazirion mazirion@redacted.invalid wrote:
Having had desktop Mac's for years, I never had to worry about batteries. Also, having had Mac's for years, I never had much of a manual come with them. A tri-fold of cardboard was usually all that was included.
You obviously haven't had Macs for that many years ... they always used to come with excellent and comprehensive books ... the kind of fat tomes you have to pay significant money for nowadays!
mazirion mazirion@redacted.invalid wrote:
I ended up calling Tech Support again, and that is what they ended up having me do. Bingo - it is charging up normally once again. It must have been the power at work - I'll plug it into the UPS next time when I am there!
Note that Apple recommends charging and discharging once a month to maintain laptop batteries. http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
Neill Massello neillmassello@redacted.invalid wrote:
Note that Apple recommends...
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
This article is not particularly comprehensive, if you ask me. For example:
Apple does not recommend leaving your portable plugged in all the time.
Now that laptops have reached a level of power and functionality equivalent to desktops, many people have abandoned the headache of keeping two systems in sync by simply abandoning the desktop machine altogether. When I'm home -- which is most of the time -- my 21" monitor, usb keyboard, etc. all connect to the PB. When it's time to go, I pull the plug(s) and go. When I'm home, the PB is on 24/7, connected to the mains. I followed the same practice with my old Wallstreet and the original battery lasted seven years..
cheers,
Henry