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Low-power warning
appears
1 Recharge battery or attach power adapter.
2 Verify that peripherals are low-power.
3 Reduce use of floppy or hard drive, modem, sound, backlight,
or other power-consuming devices, or connect power
adapter.
4 Try known-good, charged main battery.
5 Try known-good power adapter.
6 Replace motherboard.
Computer runs when
plugged into wall
outlet but not on
battery power;
battery voltage is
within tolerance
1 Reseat battery to make sure battery is mating with contacts
on logic board.
2 Run the intelligent battery reconditioner software.
3 Replace the backup battery and charge unit for 48 hours to
ensure backup battery is fully charged.
4 Replace motherboard.
5 Return computer to Apple.