My Computer is Possessed!

Ok. I just moved from the U.S. to the U.K. and my Powerbook is acting very weird. First of all, the battery performance has gone down about 30%, even though I made sure to use the Better Battery Life feature. It will suddenly tell me that I am running out of battery when I am at 15%, which it never did. Oh, it gets better. Then, all of a sudden the computer completely turns off....even though I still have battery life left (according to the indicator on the top of my screen). Then, when I turn the computer back on, it says "your clock is set to March 1970 and this may cause erratic system problems". So I go back and change the date and time, but it just happens all over again. ***? This happens at least three times a day--unless I have the battery plugged into the computer all day. Any idea why this is happening and how I can fix it?

Hi, Stella, and welcome to Apple Discussions. Your battery needs to be replaced — it's all done. A very tired old battery usually fails to report its charge level accurately and can't be calibrated to improve its accuracy, and it often drops from an indicated charge level anywhere between 75% and 10% to no charge at all in seconds. Yours doesn't retain even enough power at the end of a discharge cycle to maintain your computer's date and time settings until you get the AC adapter plugged in. This is not something British afflicting your Powerbook; it's just time for a new battery.

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