PB runs only without Battery

Hi,
i have a big problem since about 4 hours. My PB 1,5 is about 3 Years old. I bought a new battery about 6 month ago.
Everything worked normally. But 4 hours ago, I want to wake my Book up, and do some stuff. It was off. This is very strange cause I am sure it gone sleep.
Pushing the Power-Button, only does a short noise from the superdrive and a very low noised periodcal clacking.
I removed the Battery, plugged the powercore in, and it runs as usually.
So my PB won't start with battery inside. Only off battery with core!
But i used the whole day normally...
What can I do? What is the Problem? Is it the Battery, or is it the Book itself?
Hope you can help me...
Ragerds from Germany,
Alexander

Hi,
i have no idea where to start. I don't want to go to a Apple Service Partner, because they want about 60 Eur for nothing. At the end I'm not as clever as yet, but have 60 bucks less in my pocket.
Could it be the PRAM Battery? Or the PB Battery itselfs? I have a sort of warranty of the Battery cause it's only 6month old.
But could a battery die so fast? I used it, and in the next momen it's dead? The lights on the bottom are working as usual and show the status of the battery correctly (i think).
What you mean?

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