[execprodsue]

My G4 laptop battery started having problems. It would only charge in 10% spurts before it power adaptor showed green. When I took it out and replaced, it charged again..finally got it near 100 and it discharged normally. Then it wouldn't charge at all. I assumed it was dead in less than a year and just got a new one. Now the computer won't recognize it..the symbol displays an x and it doesn't show up in System Profiler. I'm going to try resetting the power management, but doesn't seem to have helped others. Any new advice? Thanks

[Dex13]

wow.

i have the same issue. just. not the x. maybe it will show up like that in a couple of days.

I just came to complain about how it charges intermittently.

new battery. Any Ideas anyone?

[Sosa]

Try resetting the PMU. Resetting PowerBook and iBook Power Management Unit (PMU)

I am on my second battery purchased from ebay. The first one died suddenly after one year, the computer did not even recognize it and showed that X on the battery charge. The second one gives me a max charge of 10% but I suspect there is an error in reading the charge because 10% is equivalent to 100% in terms of duration. And at $30, I can live with that.