[brucejy]

I have a 1999 Lombard with a Powerlogix 500 Mhz upgrade that would charge the battery a month ago. I didn't use it for a month. Now, I can use the laptop on AC adapter, but the battery won't charge. I tried a hard reset on the little button on the back, bt I do not know what else to do. The battery is original (6 years old). Should I just buy a new battery?

Thanks in advance for advice.

[amazing]

Batteries do go bad, can't be helped. You've reset the PMU by holding the little button down, the only other thing you could check is resetting the PRAM. It's worth a try, but not terribly likely to revive the battery.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238

Note: hold the key-combination down thru at least 4-6 startup chimes to thoroughly clear the PRAM.

[Wiskedjak]

Just be happy you didn't buy a more recent Apple laptop; their batteries go dead after three years.

[SEkker]

Or you can try replacing the cells in your battery yourself:

http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Powerbook...ery/index.html

[amazing]

Newertech makes great Lombard batteries

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/power...ry/g3-lombard/

There comes a point at which you have to stop and think about how much $ you're going to put into an older laptop. I sold my Ti-400 for $600 and bought a rev C 12" for $999 brand-new after rebate. The only thing I miss in the exchange is the great LCD of the Ti-400. The pluses: great portability; much, much faster; dynamite wireless range; one-year warranty; new battery and larger HD; great combo drive compared to DVD-Rom; don't have to worry about the hinge.

[SEkker]

Originally Posted by amazing

Newertech makes great Lombard batteries

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/power...ry/g3-lombard/

There comes a point at which you have to stop and think about how much $ you're going to put into an older laptop. I sold my Ti-400 for $600 and bought a rev C 12" for $999 brand-new after rebate. The only thing I miss in the exchange is the great LCD of the Ti-400. The pluses: great portability; much, much faster; dynamite wireless range; one-year warranty; new battery and larger HD; great combo drive compared to DVD-Rom; don't have to worry about the hinge.

I agree-- the Lombards are simply long in the tooth. I had the very same battery problem, replaced the cells for $55 from batterspace.com (and a little time in the shop), and put the new battery in a Pismo. The Pismo's old battery went into the Lombard; still gets 2 hrs runtime.

But I would not have spent $150 for a new battery for a Lombard, just not worth it.

[brucejy]

Thanks--

I've taken your advice. I'm buying a new Powerbook.