M5884 Requires a 28v AC adapter rather than standard 24v ??

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M5884 Requires a 28v AC adapter rather than standard 24v ??

I have a some G4 Powerbooks that came from a college .. All of them worked once I got AC adapters except for two M5884 500MHz G4's. These laptops say they take 28vdc adapters as opposed to the others that say 24vdc ... I can't find 28v Mac AC adapters anywhere ... should the standard 65w powerbook adapter work with these or do I need to dig deeper for the correct adapter? The power jack just lights orange when I plug in a standard 65w 24v adapter .... Has anyone else run into this? I'd hate to just scrap out these cute laptops ....

M5884, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on May 11, 2009 1:16 PM

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a brody

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May 11, 2009 2:11 PM in response to a brody

This article will tell you which power adapter to use:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1565?viewlocale=en_US

I would not use a different voltage than recommended simply because it may not charge right.

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flagaz123 Author

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May 11, 2009 3:53 PM in response to flagaz123

Hello, Thank-you for the link ... It is a Titanium G4 ... This is the only Powerbook I've seen that says it requires 28v ... from that link, I believe I have both types of 65w adapters here & both say 24vdc, I've never seen a 28v adapter... odd, I probably just have dead laptops....

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eww

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May 11, 2009 4:05 PM in response to flagaz123

The 65W power adapter currently offered by the online Apple Store will work with any G4 Powerbook — Titanium or Aluminum, any size screen — or any iBook G4. It's explicitly advertised by Apple for use with all of them. 65W third-party adapters are similarly advertised for use with any PB G4. If two PB G4s don't work with a 65W Apple adapter that works fine with other machines, those two PBs evidently have problems.

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a brody

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May 11, 2009 2:10 PM in response to flagaz123

Welcome to Apple Discussions!

The 500 Mhz is a Titanium G4. Aluminum G4s have USB ports on their sides.

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