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Power Adapter color always green?
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Just a stupid question, but would there be any software related reason that my power adapter always glows green (instead of orange) even when charging. When I first got my powerbook over the summer it glowed orange for a few days; however, since then it's been green. My powerbook works as it should, but I was wondering about this today. Is there like a setting or something that's telling it to glow green instead of orange. Not a big deal IMHO as I don't care what color it is. I just was wondering???
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Mac: 15" 1.5ghz PB w/ 128mb vid, 5400rpm 80gb, combo drive, 2gb ram
Peripherals: 20gb 4g iPod, Canon i950, Canon S230 "elph", Canon LIDE30, Logitech MX510, Logitech z5500, M-Audio Sonica Theater, Samsung 191T
PC: AMD "barton" XP @ 2.3ghz, 1gb pc3200, 9800pro 128mb, 120gb WD-SE 120gb
Xbox: 1.6, modded with X3 xecuter, slayers evoX 2.6, WDSE 120gb HDD
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Try resetting your PMU and or PRAM that should do the trick, hopefully.
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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The same happened to my old iBook's adaptor.
I was told that the adaptor has 2 LEDs in, one Green and one Red. When charged just the green is on, but when charging they both turn on, showing orange. The red one had died so it only ever showed green.
I'm not sure whether that's true or not but, in answer to your question, I doubt it is software related, it's probably likely to be a bad connection or an LED 'blown'. It doesn't affect charging, just a cosmetic problem (although it does indicate whether the 'book is charging or charged.
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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I've had the same experience too. I'm not sure when it started but it was fairly recently, perhaps after the OS 10.3.6 update. Resetting the PMU, resetting the PRAM and fully draining the battery have not fixed the problem.
The battery charges fine, however.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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I'm guessing it was just a faulty LED then based on what you guys say. Mine started this right after I got the powerbook... but it wasn't because of a software update or anything... just occured. Anyway, not a big deal... I was just wondering... and what you have said makes perfect sense.
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Mac: 15" 1.5ghz PB w/ 128mb vid, 5400rpm 80gb, combo drive, 2gb ram
Peripherals: 20gb 4g iPod, Canon i950, Canon S230 "elph", Canon LIDE30, Logitech MX510, Logitech z5500, M-Audio Sonica Theater, Samsung 191T
PC: AMD "barton" XP @ 2.3ghz, 1gb pc3200, 9800pro 128mb, 120gb WD-SE 120gb
Xbox: 1.6, modded with X3 xecuter, slayers evoX 2.6, WDSE 120gb HDD
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