Re: Didn't calibrate battery - now what?
- From: "Richard Tomkins" <tomkinsr@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:11:04 -0400
I always read all the manuals to avoid running into obvious mistakes during
initial use and also to familiarize myself with the actual contents. Later,
if I need to find something I have already got a good idea if the answer is
in a manual or if I have to look elsewhere.
rtt
"mazirion" <mazirion@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Having had desktop Mac's for years, I never had to worry about
> batteries. Also, having had Mac's for years, I never had much of a
> manual come with them. A tri-fold of cardboard was usually all that was
> included.
>
> Now that I have a brand new (10 day old) iBook, I have a problem. I
> didn't read the manual, so I missed the calibration of the battery. A
> few days ago I noted the battery level was slowly dropping. A call to
> Tech Support mentioned what I so easily missed in the manual. I let the
> battery drain away until it went to sleep on its own. Then,I plugged it
> in to charge up.
>
> After two attempts now, the battery has stayed at 0%. Is that the end
> of this battery? Do I have to buy a new one now?
>
> They really should have had a sticky note on the battery - how many
> people RTFM?
>
>
>
>
> Pete
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