Calculating...Until Full?????

I just came up to turn on my iBook and the charging light is orange. I leave it plugged in all the time so I know it didn't need to charge. I checked the charging status and it says "Calculating...Until Full" but the charge percent is 100%. I unplugged the power cord and plugged it back in. When I plugged it back in it said it was "Calculating...Until Full" again then after about 15 seconds it went green and said charged, but now it's back to saying "Calculating...Until Full". Can anyone let me know what's going on with it? Should I unplug it and let the battery run down and see if that fixes the problem?

This happens to me sometimes, too. It's nothing to worry about. In a few minutes, the light will go back to green and you'll be back to full charge again.
-Ryan

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Hi snetiger,
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