Help with brand new battery

Hello, My birthday is Feb. 20. Because I recently got an iBook with a dead battery, I thought I would treat myself and get a new battery for my iBook. Well, I have had it in my iBook for about 5 days and it worked fine. But the other day, I powered up my iBook, and the battery was at 97%. It said it was running on AC power, but the charging light was still orange. It also said it was fully charged at 97%. How could this be? It's only a few days old. Please help me fix this problem. Thanks.
P.S I let it run on battery power for a while, I got it down to about 95%. Then I plugged it in. It said it was fully charged. Why is this happening?

Hi Carmen
Does the charger ever turn green? I wonder if the charger is working properly and was the cause of the flat battery previously.
If you think the charger is OK, then you may need to reset the PMU.
Ronda Wilson explains how to do this:
• If the computer is on, turn it off.
• Reset the power manager by simultaneously pressing and then releasing Shift-Control-Option-Power on the keyboard. Do not press the fn (Function) key while using this combination of keystrokes.
• Wait 5 seconds.
• Press the Power button to restart the iBook computer.
Some people have reported that they needed to repeat the procedure multiple times for it to work.
Check that Resetting the PMU is the coreect method for your particular computer by looking at this link:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449
However before you do this try and verify that the charger is working properly, as that could be the problem. Perhaps you could borrow a friend's charger if possible and see if your battery can be charged up by it.
regards roam

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