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Released in October 2003, the iBook G4 replaced the iBook G3 as Apple's portable consumer computer. The iBook G4 was sold in 12" and 14" models and updated for the last time in 2005.

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please have a look to my pictures - logic board - battery not loading

Hello !

I've got a problem with my battery.for approximately 1 minute my ibook g4 says: battery installed (is charging). on the power adapter orange light. then it says no battery and green light. i have a picture of the battery contact. maybe my logic board is not working? if not - can i repair it?

kind regards from AUSTRIA / Europe, and please, i'm sorry for my bad english!

ronald

ibook G4

model: A1054

1,2 Ghz

12" display

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It's very very unusual that due to a bad DC-in an iBook would work fine on AC power but not charge a battery. iBook DC-ins pretty much either work 100% or they don't work at all, so it's very unlikely that the DC-in is the cause, if the laptop works fine on AC power. It's also very rare for battery connectors in iBooks go bad.

Before doing anything, test your machine with a known-good battery to see if the behavior changes. Test with several batteries if possible. iBook batteries are very flaky and can misbehave in a million different ways, and 99% of the time the battery itself ends up being the problem. I would hate to see you spending time and money on repairs when most likely that is not even the issue.

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I agree with your comment about spending money you don't have to--that's why I included the link for testing the DC board. I accept your answer based on your more extensive experience with this model.

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On deeper review I am deleting my answer completely--the last thing I want to do is give bad advice.

http://ibooks.mohaverailway.com/testingi...

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I like the link, thanks! Your diagnosis was a good one in general, and very applicable to PowerBooks/MacBooks...it's just that specifically in terms of iBooks, DC-ins don't generally act that way.

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great thanks - i will try it. i will tell you what i have tryed and if it works...

thanks again, nice day

ronald

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