All of these TILs will be outdated by Apples latest release of ipod software which is designed to take care of this problem. Wednesday, February 05, 2003 09:50:33 US/Eastern: Installed "**PRERELEASE** iPod Software" (1.2.4) On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 11:30 AM, Frank Farwell wrote: > Thanks for each of you that have given input on this. > > apple has some TILs that covers this > > iPod: How to Get the Most out of the Battery > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61434 > > iPod: The Battery Status Indicator Is Approximate > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61475 > > Quoted > " If iPod provides significantly less than 10 hours of play using the > test above, follow the tips discussed in technical document 61434: > "iPod: How to Get the Most Out of Your Battery." If, after following > these tips, iPod still provides significantly less than 10 hours of > play from the battery, then there may be an issue that the Apple > service center should diagnose. You can arrange for service at the > iPod Service Web site (http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/)." > > now if i can just spell the subjects correctly! -ipod sort battery > life - oh brother! > > frank farwell Ross Williams 208 Washington St. Winchester MA 01890-2128 RossWilliams at mac.com (781)721-2972