Does a ibook G4 have a clock battery?

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Does a ibook G4 have a clock battery?

I am using the 1.2ghz ibook G4 I bought last May. Does it have a clock battery? Last night I accidently left my ibook's battery out of the unit. Then I came to it today, only to find the date and time reset.

Ths has led me to believe that the ibook lacks a clock battery, or that mine may be dead. Its odd dying so fast. In this case its a good thing I bought the extended warranty.

John

ibook 12 G4 1.2 ghz (512MB RAM) (UPGRADED 5/25/05 FROM PERFORMA 6360), Mac OS X (10.4.3), Also own Zire 72, Compaq Armada 1700, HP Jornada 720

Posted on Apr 26, 2006 10:41 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 26, 2006 12:01 PM in response to John Wolf

Hi John,

No the iBook doesn't have a clock battery. It depends on the main battery to maintain clock settings etc. Hence your loss of time & date settings.

Adrian

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--JB--

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Apr 26, 2006 12:04 PM in response to John Wolf

Hi John,

None of the iBooks or PowerBook G4 12" have back up batteries if that is what you are asking. Did you have your computer plugged into the power adapter? You may want to look at Portable Computers: Models Which Do Not Have a Backup Battery.

Jon

Mac Mini 1.42Ghz, iPod (All) , Airport (Graphite & Express), G4 1.33Ghz iBook , G4 iMac 1Ghz, G3 500Mhz, iBook iMac 233Mhz, eMate, Power Mac 5400 LC, PowerBook 540c, Macintosh 128K, Apple //e, Apple //, and some more... Mac OS X (10.4.5) Moto Razr, iLife '06, SmartDisk 160Gb, Apple BT Mouse, Sight..

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John Wolf Author

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Apr 26, 2006 1:43 PM in response to Adrian Clarke1

Thanks

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