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My powerbook refuses to recognise that it has a battery installed.
Naturally this happened just weeks after the extended warranty ran out!
The battery icon on the top right side of the toolbar has a cross in it and yes, I have checked it with another battery, infact I bought a new one, I have taken the powerbook to a Mac official repair shop, who checked everything and said I needed a new logic board!
This is not an economic option on an older machine, and anyway it was replaced once under warranty already, as was the keyboard and the screen, so much for reliability.
It is a real bore to have to operate the powerbook connected to the electricity mains supply and everything else works perfectly.
Is there anything anyone can suggest to persuade my Mac to work as it should?
Many thanks in advance, Mike

Have you tried a Power Management Unit (PMU) reset: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449

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