Replacement batteries from Apple do not show Mac OS X 10.2.4 defect
Replacement batteries from Apple do not show Mac OS X 10.2.4 defect
Users affected by the strange bug that causes portable (PowerBook/iBook) battery capacity to quickly deplete after upgrading to Mac OS X 10.2.4 should investigate a replacement battery, according to reader reports suggesting that Mac OS X 10.2.4 can be safely installed with the new power packs.
Lucy Johnson writes:
"I have had no relapse of the short battery life/failure to charge issues since getting my PowerBook back from Apple last Thursday. As soon as I received it I updated to 10.2.4 again because I felt that the cause of my problem was hardware, not this update. I ran my computer with the adapter attached until last night, 10/9/03, and then unplugged and ran on battery until it was completely drained. I recharged it successfully to 100 percent with no problems, the adapter light is glowing green and the charge percent is showing 100 percent."
The replaced part (for a 12-inch PowerBook) is: 603-1204 Battery, LITH ION; 46W/630-3961 PCBA; DC to DC.
If you are experiencing this problem, you may want to download the small Mac OS X utility X-Charge, which displays an antialiased graph of the battery charge over time (up to 24 hours) and keeps in a log file all battery related events.
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