Using iBooks without batteries

Hi all,
Apologies if someone's already posted about this, but my battery is one of those affected by the recall, so I've taken it out and am waiting for the envelope etc etc. Problem is, when I boot the iBook up now, I get an advisory message telling me that the clock is out of whack, and that some things might behave a little oddly as a result. No kidding! Everything freezes from the time OS X starts up. I've restarted until I'm blue in the face, and have done the PMU reset as well, but nothing's helping. My iBook is effectively wholly unresponsive. Any suggestions, please? 4 - 6 weeks without a working iBook is just not on...!

Without the battery (if you unplug the machine) the PMU, PRAM, NVRAM, date and time, are not stored and thus reset each time you start the machine. If the data is not set correctly some programs wont work or will have problems. I've never used my iBook without the battery so I'm not sure what to suggest.

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