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ibook stats & some ramblins
Authored by: zarqman on Mar 17, '03 01:49:04AM

ibook 700 12" 16vram from aug 02

voltage=12427 flags=5/0x005 amperage=1200 capacity=2366 current=2328 [98.4%]

somewhere in the late jan/early feb 03 timeframe i was still able to get 4 hours with a low screen brightness setting (last time i remember actually checking until recently). now i can get about 2:20 at the same setting. 10.2.4 does seem to have had a negative effect on things, although not as strongly as some have reported.

just a couple of days ago i also experienced an anomaly that was a first, and so far only. the machine was on battery, heading down, although i don't know exactly how low as i don't usually pay attention, instead waiting for the standard warning when it drops under 10min of time. instead, i did not get the warning and the machine actually powered off. not standby, but off. i reset the pmu after that and have gotten the normal warning since (although i don't know if resetting the pmu helped or not).

i guess i'll also note that i have had a number of power-related issues with this machine. which, in all honestly, are the only thing i can find wrong with it. i have had 3 lockups resuming from standby. however, more importantly, the original battery was doa. wouldn't charge at all; single led stayed lit all the time, whether plugged in or not, whether battery was in machine or not. apple, of course, replaced it. then, a couple months ago something fried and the backlight on my screen went out. apple repaired it and on the return paperwork said something that seemed to indicate the power supply had been replaced. don't know if that's coincidence or indicative of broader power-related issues.



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