URGENT-----PLEASE HELP(battery)

[poo-ping-tyme]

Hi I'm new here.

I am have a problem with my PowerBook G4 Al 15" 1.33ghz battery not charging!!!

 

I recently bought this powerbook on ebay. it's in perfect working condition and the battery was new when I bought the PowerBook(1-2 months ago)(total 89 charge cycles). it came with panther on it. and was working amazingly!!! but I upgraded to leopard and it was amazing, until about a day or two ago when it said in the battery icon "battery is not charging". I have done all the hardware resets, deleted the com.apple.PowerManagement.plist from /library/preferences/systemconfiguration/

 

I was have absolutely no problems until the leopard install and update!!!!

so it shouldn't be hardware issues, and a lot of people have been having trouble with leopard and their batteries.

here is my power info:

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Charge Information:

Charge remaining (mAh): 5

Charging: No

Full charge capacity (mAh): 4051

Health Information:

Cycle count: 89

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): 0

Voltage (mV): 10864

 

System Power Settings:

 

AC Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Dynamic Power Step: Yes

Reduce Processor Speed: No

Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No

Wake On AC Change: No

Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes

Wake On LAN: Yes

Wake On Modem Ring: Yes

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

Battery Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2

Dynamic Power Step: Yes

Reduce Processor Speed: No

Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No

Wake On AC Change: No

Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes

Wake On Modem Ring: No

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

Reduce Brightness: Yes

 

Hardware Configuration:

 

Clamshell Closed: No

UPS Installed: No

 

AC Charger Information:

 

AC Charger (Watts): 0

Connected: Yes

Charging: No

 

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it was working perfectly until I updated my computer to 10.5.5

 

please help asap!!!!

[Wrenbird]

Since you actually own a real mac, contacting Apple would be your best bet, next to checking Apple's support website. Odds are, though, if a lot of people are having battery issues with Leopard, that Apple is working on an update to fix it.

[poo-ping-tyme]

Since you actually own a real mac, contacting Apple would be your best bet, next to checking Apple's support website. Odds are, though, if a lot of people are having battery issues with Leopard, that Apple is working on an update to fix it.

recently I have checked a lot of forums about this problem. on some(including apple's forum) people have took their mac into a store or have called them, and apple claims it's not leopard. kinda strange considering that all these people(including me) have had no problem until leopard. don't get me wrong, I recently switched from a PC, and leopard is so much better then xp/vista, except the charging issue.

I'm fearing im going to go out and I have to buy a new charger/battery, and I don't have that kinda money right now.

 

EDIT: also My plug that goes into my powerbook isn't lighting up any color and my battery lights are not lighting up.

[Wrenbird]

You might be able to get a new free battery out of Apple. https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbook/b...ange/main?id=qp

There also may be some helpful information Here.

[poo-ping-tyme]

nevermind!!!! i recently went to the mac store, they checked my power cable, and found it was fraying near the plug that goes into the computer. it was barely noticeable. I had to spend $80!!!!! sux, but have to do what you have to do.