Startup disk behaving strangely with os x

Hi everyone,
I've just bought this G3 power book, and it's been pretty good, but since I've upgraded the software it's been having some teething trouble...
I've installed 10.1 on this mac (by holding down c to start up from CD), and it's worked ok, but now if I remove the power supply, the next time I start up, it tries to start up from the CD. I then either have to insert my 10.1 disc and go through the OS X installer, or insert my Mac OS 9.2 disc and change the startup disc in control panel.
I've tried holding down the ctrl key when booting up, but no joy.
It only started doing it when I did the software upgrade, and it only does it when the power supply has been removed.
Anyone else had this trouble, any suggestions?

That's superb!
I've reset the power manager now. It's still having the same problem, but I suppose the backup battery hasn't charged fully yet.
It seems to have made a difference to my main battery though! It just wasn't working at all before, but now the lightning bolt is on the battery icon, and one green LED lights on the barrey when i press the button.
It's a bit odd though cos it does that for a few mins, then the plug icon appears on the battery icon, then the cross icon appears again. When I remove and replace it, it works again for a few mins. It's the same in both bays of the PBook.
I take it it's a fault with the battery?

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