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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Shuts down on battery, sleeping works fine
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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 783161" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>Well, it rules out a totally dead battery. Your battery is probably <em>mostly</em> dead. (Mostly dead is slightly alive. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) It's not hard for a battery to be alive enough to supply enough power to sleep, but not enough to actually power the computer. If it's the original battery on a PowerBook (the last of which were discontinued two and a half years ago) then it's probably a natural death from old age.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's hard to say from your description, but if I were you, I would hope that the wear is on the power adaptor plug and not the PB itself. The adaptors are easy to replace (and they do wear out often.)</p><p></p><p>PowerBookMedic, iFixIt, and other sites sell replacement DC-in boards, but installing them is a chore. (PowerBookMedic and iFixIt have instructions and pictures online.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 783161, member: 4134"] Well, it rules out a totally dead battery. Your battery is probably [i]mostly[/i] dead. (Mostly dead is slightly alive. ;) ) It's not hard for a battery to be alive enough to supply enough power to sleep, but not enough to actually power the computer. If it's the original battery on a PowerBook (the last of which were discontinued two and a half years ago) then it's probably a natural death from old age. It's hard to say from your description, but if I were you, I would hope that the wear is on the power adaptor plug and not the PB itself. The adaptors are easy to replace (and they do wear out often.) PowerBookMedic, iFixIt, and other sites sell replacement DC-in boards, but installing them is a chore. (PowerBookMedic and iFixIt have instructions and pictures online.) [/QUOTE]
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