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- From: bob_janc-cdsr98x@email.mot.com (Bob_Janc)
- Subject: Re: PowerBook question
- Organization: LMPS RESEARCH
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- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 13:59:58 GMT
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- The lighting bolt should not always be on.
-
- Your problem may be related to the battery. Try using a different battery.
- If this solves the problem, your "faulty" battery may be cured by deep
- discharging it and then recharging it. You may need a battery conditioner
- to perform the deep discharge.
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-
- In article <1992Aug12.234137.12073@leland.Stanford.EDU>,
- davidw@jessica.Stanford.EDU (David J. Whelan) wrote:
- >
- > Here's a stupid question about the PowerBook 170 that's been causing
- > me a lot of problems recently. Actually, I guess it's a couple of
- > questions.
- >
- > When the AC adaaptor is plugged in, should the lighting bolt always
- > appear in the Battery DA, or will the icon disappear when the battery
- > has been fully charged?
- >
- > My reason for asking this is that one of our company's PowerBooks
- > continues to occasionally sleep, even though it is plugged in and set
- > to not sleep when plugged in. The adaptor is fine, so I'm not sure if
- > it's a problem with the PowerBook power connector, or the software, or
- > something else.
- >
- > Any ideas?
- >
- > Thanks,
- > David J. Whelan
- > davidw@jessica.stanford.edu
-