Calculating until full - forever it seems

Hi there,
I looked through the questions and did not see this one, so my apologies if i am asking something someone has already asked.
About an hour ago I turned on my iBook G4 and it told me the battery needed to charge (light went amber) it had been off, but plugged in.
It was not being used while unplugged from the power charger so I wasn't sure why the battery needed to charge. As well, it said it needed 15 minutes to charge, but has been set on "Calculating until Full" now for about 40 minutes. The light is still amber.
This seems strange to me? I haven't had this happen before. Any ideas what I can do?
Thanks

You might try resetting the PMU - power management unit.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449

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