10.5.7? Battery Low warning no longer appears

This is new. My 1.5Ghz G4 laptop powerbook goes to sleep without the usual early warning. I have run the battery down, reset the PMU, PRAM and NVRAM and the situation remains. The recent update is ominously coincident. Is it just me?
Ed

OK, it seems to be working again now. I let the PB run down again so it went to sleep without warning. Following the Apple support docs, I removed the battery and reset the PRAM, the reattached the battery and mains lead and booted into open firmware by holding down the power button until the prompt appeared, then I reset the NVRAM and booted.
I let the PB charge until the light went green and left it connected to mains for over 2 hours. Removed the mains lead and ran down the battery, it quit without warning again. Repeated the charge/wait/discharge cycle and this time the battery low warning DID appear.
Still charging at the moment so the power settings look kind of sensible, will post new settings when back on battery power.

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thegadson6 wrote:
I just posted the same thing and it's now 2014!!!! I have endured this problem since my iphone 3gs.
And the option is still the same. Give feedback to Apple directly at www.apple.com/feedback.
Nothing anyone can do here, other than recommend that you be more aware of your battery life. Keep it connected to a power source when not in use, or if one is readily available when you are using it. I have a charger for home, one for my car, and one at work. I never see the battery low indicators, except in very rare cases. It's very rare for my battery to be below 50%.

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The battery lasts for about an hour and a half which isn't great. This is what System Profiler says about it:
Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-bq20z951-3a6c-fac
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: bq20z951
Pack Lot Code: 0000
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 002a
Hardware Revision: 000a
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 1427
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 3751
Health Information:
Cycle count: 339
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -1921
Voltage (mV): 10690
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Tony

Reset the SMC. I'm pretty sure that model has a removeable battery, so you want this method:
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Disconnect the MagSafe power adapter from the computer, if it's connected.
Remove the battery.
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