Laptop starts only when charger plugged in

I have a 15" powerbook G4 and suddenly it turns itself off automatically if i unplug the charger, its very weird. I have a battery and its charged, etc. etc., but it only wants to turn on when the charger is plugged.
Anyone have any clue whats wrong? Is there some random setting where it can be on only when its plugged in???
Thanks for any help

Have you used the PowerBook G4 Battery Updater 1.1? I couldn't get my brand new 1.67GHz 15" PB to work until I ran the updater.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/batteryupdate.html
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mattmanwrx wrote:
Hi,
I have a HP Compaq 6735s and have owned it for around 2 years.The OS is windows 7 Ultimate, I have the installation CD.
The other week my charger for the laptop broke, and I ordered a new one from Amazon. The charger was advertised as an orginal/genuine HP charger (although I doubt it is).
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When the laptop is on, and plugged in, the fan is on. As soon as I unplug the charger, the fan turns off. When the charger is unplugged, the ring around the charging socket will flash orange, and the battery will decrease very fast! Once the laptop has been powered on, and the charger unplugged, if it gets plugged in again, it doesnt charge, it just says "plugged in, not charging".
This is very frustating, and it makes me want to not use the laptop, which is not an option, as I need it.
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