[Cialug] bios fubar?

[Daniel A. Ramaley]

How did you drain the battery so low that it wrecked it?

I ask because i have a white MacBook and would prefer to avoid the same 
problem. About once every 3 or 4 months i drain the battery to the 
point that the machine spontaneously shuts off. So far that hasn't 
caused any problems; actually i do it intentionally since after a few 
months of use the battery gauge isn't very accurate but it corrects 
itself after a full discharge/charge cycle.

I do note, however, that when i fully discharge the battery the MacBook 
won't power up immediately after plugging it into the wall. It has to 
be plugged in for about 2 minutes before the power button works again. 
If i'm actively using the machine it takes quite a few hours for the 
dead battery to reach 100% charge again.

On Friday 11 January 2008 14:38, Major Stubble wrote:
>Yes.  Well... Sorta.
>
>I had a black MacBook where I had drained the battery down so low that
>I ruined the battery.  When it first happened, I couldn't boot/power
>on the MacBook.  When I pulled the battery, I was able to boot with
>the power plugged in.  After that, I couldn't charge the batter, so I
>had to replace it.
>
>-Nick

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