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Q: While looking to see if I could buy a replacement battery for my ibook G4 I have seen that I should have sent it back ages ago due to a battery recall. What can I do?

I need a replacement battery for ibook G4. the battery should have been sent back due to a safety recall but I haven't used the machine for a while and was unaware of this. Is there anything I can do?

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Posted on Mar 27, 2015 10:25 AM

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Mar 27, 2015 10:30 AM in response to toniandgegs
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    Mar 27, 2015 10:30 AM in response to toniandgegs

    Buy a new battery. That recall has long ago expired.

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Mar 29, 2015 1:58 PM in response to toniandgegs
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    Mar 29, 2015 1:58 PM in response to toniandgegs

    You may be able to locate a new quality battery from online vendor, also from some

    who are experts and very Mac-centric who are in the US & do online business...

    OWC macsales.com shows a newertechnologies battery for iBook G4 models.

     

    Note that a battery for a 12-inch model is not suited for 14-inch model, see specs

    or talk/email the vendor to be sure you get what will work with your computer. Also

    take note the guarantee period for some budget batteries is about half a good one.

    Some may offer a clone or rebuild used battery, or just a used cell. These do not

    have much if any shelf life. A new 5 year old battery may well be unusable.

     

    •Resetting PowerBook and iBook Power Management Unit (PMU) - Apple Support

    •OS X Mavericks: Reset your computer’s PRAM - same in older versions OS X

     

    Also certain system power resets such as PMU (power management) and the other

    referred reset, PRAM (parameter random access memory) may help at times.

     

    Good luck & happy computing!