Revive "new" dead battery (?)

[Jason Bennett]

Hi all,

I just purchased for a discount an "Open Box" clamshell battery from 
MacMall made by BTI. I spoke with a sales rep on the phone, and he 
assured me "Open Box" meant that the product was opened but not used. I 
received the battery yesterday, but unfortunately it won't hold a 
charge or charge-up. My iBook says the battery is 0% and the power 
adapter glows green rather than the yellow which indicates charging. 
When I swap back my old battery, the laptop accurately reads percentage 
and charge.

I'm running with Mac OS X, but I noticed something called "Battery 
Reset 2.0" for PowerBooks and iBooks at Apple's website. This app is 
apparently is used, among other purposes, for batteries that show up 
with a red "X" through it under OS 9. I'm guessing my battery would 
probably come up with a red "X" if I was using that OS, and now I'm 
debating if I should install OS 9 and run the program to see if it can 
revive the battery.

I'm prepared to send the battery back, but I'd like to do some basic 
trouble-shooting on my end before throwing in the towel. Any other 
techniques list members have used to revive "new" batteries?

Thanks,

Jason