It could very well be your battery -- I saw this a few months ago. Despite the fact that the battery said it had a charge (both the meter and the lights on the battery), it never worked. I think the "brain" of the battery had died. Best bet is to try with another battery, if you can. On Oct 27, 2004, at 1:22 AM, Matt Kibildis wrote: > So i hook up my old mercury tibook and it will run with battery > inserted (yes battery holds a charge), and the plug in. If i unplug > it, it shuts off, and the time is random with the date set sometime in > 1969. Tried resetting the pram by pushing that little button on the > back and tried resetting the pmu. Anyone have any ideas? Do I need > to put in a new pmu? > -- > Your friends confine you in their worlds, > one by one, a string of pearls. > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > -- Justin R. Miller incanus at codesorcery.net