bonestonne Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 So I've got a Powerbook G4, it's a zombie. It's the 1.33ghz model, 15", however I have a 1.67ghz logic board installed and running well with 2gb of RAM, no lower ram slot issue. This morning, my battery was running down at work, so i went to plug it in, seems harmless. It shut off completely. Then, I go to turn it back on, at first it wouldn't, but after a couple tries, it does come back to life every time you hit the power button, however it has to be plugged in. The battery is less than a year old, a Rayovac replacement bought at batteries plus. It has worked very well for me until today. What do people suggest? The first couple times I tried unplugging it, it would shut off completely, and then the battery would appear to be dead, 0% charge. I can leave it for about 30 minutes, take out the battery, check the lights, put it back in, all that jazz, and now the battery says 74% charge, but if I unplug the laptop, it shuts right off. The logic board was bought new, it's not a pulled one. Is there anything I can do? I just bought a new camera, and laid out $700 for it, so I don't exactly have the money for a new laptop (or even a used one). I don't want a netbook, but I may not have a choice (I could kill a paycheck and buy a netbook to get my by on for now). I guess keeping it plugged in isn't terrible, but this is a big problem for me, as I use it for work every day of the week. Is there anything I can try doing to it? I still have the old logic board, which does not recognize RAM, so I guess I'll toss that in the oven tonight and see if a reflow brings it back to life, because that's better than nothing right now. Am I vastly overlooking anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 Apple power input board is probably shot, if I reset the PMU before putting in the battery I can run off the battery, if I turn it off I can switch between the two. Solution: Bought a used MacBook Pro 1,1 for $675. Beats the Powerbook which is now an portable desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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