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Q: iBook G4 battery condition says "Good" but dies within 30 minutes

i recently bought a 2005 iBook G4 1.33 Ghz, 1.5 Gb ram, 60 Gb HDD and the battery condition in the system profiler says "Good" however the computer dies within maybe 30 minutes or so. the battery seems to be the original or at least an apple replacement. i have a new battery on the way but i want to make sure its not a power failure on the part of the machine. heres the specs from the system profiler.

 

Charge Information:

  Charge remaining (mAh):    114

  Charging:    Yes

  Full charge capacity (mAh):    205

  Health Information:

  Cycle count:    479

  Condition:    Good

  Battery Installed:    Yes

  Amperage (mA):    486

  Voltage (mV):    12540

 

System Power Settings:

 

  AC Power:

  System Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10

  Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10

  Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10

  Dynamic Power Step:    Yes

  Reduce Processor Speed:    No

  Automatic Restart On Power Loss:    No

  Wake On AC Change:    No

  Wake On Clamshell Open:    Yes

  Wake On LAN:    Yes

  Wake On Modem Ring:    Yes

  Display Sleep Uses Dim:    Yes

  Battery Power:

  System Sleep Timer (Minutes):    5

  Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10

  Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):    1

  Dynamic Power Step:    No

  Reduce Processor Speed:    Yes

  Automatic Restart On Power Loss:    No

  Wake On AC Change:    No

  Wake On Clamshell Open:    Yes

  Wake On Modem Ring:    No

  Display Sleep Uses Dim:    Yes

  Reduce Brightness:    Yes

 

Hardware Configuration:

 

  Clamshell Closed:    No

  UPS Installed:    No

 

AC Charger Information:

 

  AC Charger (Watts):    65

  Connected:    Yes

  Charging:    Yes

iBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 12 inch, 1.33Ghz, 1.5Gb Ram, 60Gb

Posted on Dec 23, 2014 6:59 AM

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