Just replaced battery connector with sleep switch, still black X

Alright, genius bar checked out battery, good. I reset the SMC, made sure the power firmware was up to date, good. Genius bar said the battery connector switch needed to be replaced. Just replaced the switch with the exact same results....
Upon AC power connection the light runs amber, after Mac boots battery menu bar shows (calculating) for about one minute and then charger turns to green and there is the infamous black X. In the System Profiler is shows "battery not connected". The Mac runs fine on AC power but I need mobility!!! Please somebody throw me a good idea to attack next. This is very frustrating. Macbook is out of warranty, Applecare, and the battery is not on a recall list.

Thanks for the reply. I am already running 10.4.11, and my battery is updated to the 1.3 update. Upon booting the Mac it only say ..(calculating) in the menu bar for about 1 minute and then turns to the black X. I have already tried resetting the SMC multiple times. The battery was charged for a good hour on another Macbook so it was not on rock bottom. I am still at a loss??

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