Battery not functioning?

ON my MacBook that I bought in May of 06, Just recently have I had issues with the power. Lately, I have gotten bout 1.2 hours out of my battery. Just yesterday, have I got 30 minutes out of my battery. I am just wondering if there is anything that I can do to try to fix this. My cycle count is 323, and full charge is 3005. Thanks

Have you tried calibrating your battery? I had similar problems with my macbook (First production batch 2006) that went away after calibration.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh2339.html
I had to do mine twice before I saw any benefit.

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Hello dlriowa,
Take a look at this document and let me know if it helps to resolve your issue.
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