[Ti] TiBk 1gig power loss

[Barry]

It's probably the battery. I had the same symptoms with my TiBook and 
replacing the battery did the trick.

On Apr 8, 2004, at 10:03 PM, Jim Reamer wrote:

> Hey,
>    My TiBk (1gig, 512 mem, OS 10.3.3) is giving me fits. It runs fine 
> while plugged in. When I close it up and reopen it, it will often cut 
> out and I have to restart. By "cut out" I mean the screen remains 
> black and totally unresponsive. The little light near the center of 
> the hinge remains on, but nothing will coax the thing to show life. 
> Sometimes I can push the power button quickly and it will light up and 
> ask if I really want to shut down. Sometimes it won't.
>    But this is the lessor of my problems. The big problem begins when 
> I unplug it. The menu bar tells me the battery is at 98% or 100% 
> power, so I unplug and try to use it. After just a few minutes the 
> computer shuts down suddenly and without warning. When I restart the 
> menu bar says 0% power and so does the battery monitor light (on the 
> battery itself). This started out as an intermitent problem a while 
> ago, maybe a month or so ago. Now it's automatic. I've tried zapping 
> the pram and resetting the power management button under the keyboard. 
> I've also upgraded to 10.3.3 from 10.2.8. Nothing has helped. Any 
> ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
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