Swap Batteries Without Shutting Down?

AlexN · AlexN #1 (**permalink**)

10-21-2005, 08:31 AM

http://www.apple.com/powerbook/mobilelife.html

Is this a new feature on the new PowerBook? Or it's been this way since previous generation of PowerBook? I'm sure the iBook could hot swap the battery. So, maybe it's a PowerBook feature?

haze · haze #2 (**permalink**)

10-21-2005, 10:57 AM

That's been a powerbook feature for a long time now. Though I thought the iBook couldn't hot swap...

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #3 (**permalink**)

10-21-2005, 11:12 AM

I know the previous Powerbook's could do it, not sure about the iBooks though.
Someone try and post back please - I don't want to interrupt my DVD encoding here

lil · lil #4 (**permalink**)

10-21-2005, 01:10 PM

That explains it *only* the 15 and 17" models can do this (presumably a larger backup battery), as my 12" (Jan '05 revision, same as the current one, but combo version that's now discontinued) cannot.

Vicky

Murlyn · Murlyn #5 (**permalink**)

10-21-2005, 01:29 PM

Yeah my 667 TiBook is able to do it.. which is now 3 years old or so

rman · rman #6 (**permalink**)

10-21-2005, 01:38 PM

Since Murlyn jumped in. I can do that with my 500 TiBook also, which is older than dirt. :p

prostuff1 · prostuff1 #7 (**permalink**)

10-21-2005, 01:48 PM

just tried it on my 12in 1.33 GHz iBook and no go. I put it to sleep then pulled the battery and it shut down.

Woudl have been kinda cool had it worked

Murlyn · Murlyn #8 (**permalink**)

10-21-2005, 02:01 PM

Yeah no kidding, but you just purchased a new one right rman?

rman · rman #9 (**permalink**)

10-21-2005, 02:31 PM

I am working on getting a PowerMac, but I have to get a sofa first.

Murlyn #5 (permalink)
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Member Since: Jun 11, 2003 Location: Mount Vernon, WA Posts: 4,905 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM OS 10.5.2	10-21-2005, 02:01 PM Yeah no kidding, but you just purchased a new one right rman? ---> Join the Mac-Forums Folding team: use 37954 as your team number. View Mac-Forums Folding team statistics (More Info) Don't forget to use the User Reputation System
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AlexN #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-21-2005, 08:31 AM http://www.apple.com/powerbook/mobilelife.html Is this a new feature on the new PowerBook? Or it's been this way since previous generation of PowerBook? I'm sure the iBook could hot swap the battery. So, maybe it's a PowerBook feature?
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haze #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 17, 2005 Posts: 39	10-21-2005, 10:57 AM That's been a powerbook feature for a long time now. Though I thought the iBook couldn't hot swap...
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lil #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-21-2005, 01:10 PM That explains it only the 15 and 17" models can do this (presumably a larger backup battery), as my 12" (Jan '05 revision, same as the current one, but combo version that's now discontinued) cannot. Vicky
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prostuff1 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 24, 2005 Location: Lyons, Ohio Posts: 240 Mac Specs: My setup: 17in SD iMac G5, 1GB RAM & 12in iBook, 1.5GB RAM (Both computers standard config.)	10-21-2005, 01:48 PM just tried it on my 12in 1.33 GHz iBook and no go. I put it to sleep then pulled the battery and it shut down. Woudl have been kinda cool had it worked
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