Battery dead, won't charge. Doesn't turn on if unplugged. Can I reset it?

I have a white MacBook that I received as a high school graduation present. When it passed into my hands, everything ran normally except the battery; its condition renders my MacBook to be, in effect, a desktop with a built-in trackpad. It won't even turn on if it's not plugged in, and if it's unplugged while it's on, it responds the same way a desktop computer would if there were a sudden power failure; it completely shuts down, the unsafe way.
I highly doubt I have any warranty left on it, considering it's not a recent MacBook (there is an LED and the words "num lock" on the F6 key, and the volume keys are on F3, F4, and F5), and my grandfather installed some new hardware in it before it became mine. The battery was like this when I received it. Is there a way to trick the battery into thinking it's brand-new, or will I have to buy a new battery altogether?
Copied and pasted from System Profiler:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Manufacturer: DP
Device name: ASMB013
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0102
Hardware Revision: 0300
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 0
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 0
Health Information:
Cycle count: 339
Condition: Replace Now
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 52
Voltage (mV): 3970
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 120
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: No
Current Power Source: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
ID: 0x0100
Wattage (W): 60
Revision: 0x0000
Family: 0x00ba
Serial Number: 0x00ed76d6
Charging: No

There's no way to do a reset on the battery. It's dead.
You can get a battery for less than $35 on eBay http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?LHBIN=1&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A4044&rt=nc&_nkw=m acbookbatterywhite&_dmpt=Laptop_Batteries&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=15&sc=1

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