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iBook: How to Determine Battery Charge Status
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This document explains how you can tell if your iBook battery is fully charged.
Products Affected
iBook
iBook, iBook SE and iBook (FireWire) computers
The Lithium-Ion iBook battery will take approximately 2 hours to fully recharge when in sleep mode or when shut down. If the computer is running, the charge time doubles to approximately 4 hours.
There are a number of ways to determine if the battery has a full charge:
- If the battery is being charged, the AC power port on the rear of the iBook will glow amber. It changes to green when the battery has a full charge.
- The battery icon in the menu bar will have a lightning bolt through it when the battery is charging. The lightning bolt disappears when the battery is fully charged.
- The battery icon in the Control Strip will show the same lightning bolt when charging. It also disappears when the battery is fully charged.
The Lithium-Ion iBook battery will take approximately 2 hours to fully recharge when in sleep mode or when shut down. If the computer is running, the charge time doubles to approximately 4 hours.
iBook (Dual USB) and later
When the battery on these computers is fully charged, the four battery lights (located on the bottom of the computer) will glow green.
For more information on identifying your iBook model, refer to document 88039: "iBook: How to Identify iBook Models"
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