IBook still turns off after resetting PMU

Hello,
My friend has a got a problem with his iBook G4. It showed no warning when the battery was low, and just turned off when he still had some 12% Battery left. I told him to reset the PMU, and so he did.
Now he does get a warning when his battery is low, but instead of going in "Stand By", the iBook just turns off when there's no power left.
This is quite annoying, because he often loses things he didn't save yet..
Any suggestions ?
futher..
I've got an iBook G4, about 2 years now.
I just wondered how long you guys keep your iBook before getting a new one or something like that...
iBook G4   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

Hello,
Sometimes he gets a warning, but then the computer turns off instead of going in stand by. And sometimes he does get a warning.
Resetting the PMU hasn't helped, he 's still got this problem. It's really annoying, I hope someone has another tip..
His battery is a little over a year old, so I don't think it can have worn out already..

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