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Boots from battery, but not from adapter

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-Replaced the DC-in board. As soon as I plug in the adapter, the menu bar says "Not charging". It is not an adapter problem - I use the same as the one for my same unit. Logic board?? That would be a shame, since everything else works.
+Replaced the DC-in board. As soon as I plug in the adapter, the menu bar says "Not charging". It is not an adapter problem - I use the same as the one for my same unit. Logic board?? That would be a shame, since everything else works.
Something did change when I replaced the DC-in: when I press the power button I hear some sort of sound for maybe 2 seconds, as if it were trying to boot, but the sound dies, and pressing the button again does not repeat the sound, until I unplug the adapter, re-plug it, the sound returns on the first press. So it looks like it is getting power from the new DC-in board?
Then I had this thought: Can I do some soldering and make the computer think the adapter is the battery?
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+=== Update (08/12/2011) ===
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+Don't know how I can add to my answer to my own post? When I submit without typing anything here, I'm told that this field is required and won't let me submit. When I submit with this field filled in, I'm told that I can't answer my own question??

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PowerBook G4 Aluminum 17" 1-1.67 GHz

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Boots from battery, but not from adapter

crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:

-Replaced the DC-in board. As soon as I plug in the adapter, the menu bar says "Not charging". It is not an adapter problem - use the same as the one for my same unit. Logic board?? That would be a shame, since everything else works.
+Replaced the DC-in board. As soon as I plug in the adapter, the menu bar says "Not charging". It is not an adapter problem - I use the same as the one for my same unit. Logic board?? That would be a shame, since everything else works.
+
+Something did change when I replaced the DC-in: when I press the power button I hear some sort of sound for maybe 2 seconds, as if it were trying to boot, but the sound dies, and pressing the button again does not repeat the sound, until I unplug the adapter, re-plug it, the sound returns on the first press. So it looks like it is getting power from the new DC-in board?
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+Then I had this thought: Can I do some soldering and make the computer think the adapter is the battery?

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PowerBook G4 Aluminum 17" 1-1.67 GHz

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Boots from battery, but not from adapter

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Replaced the DC-in board.  As soon as I plug in the adapter, the menu bar says "Not charging".  It is not an adapter problem - use the same as the one for my same unit.  Logic board?? That would be a shame, since everything else works.

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PowerBook G4 Aluminum 17" 1-1.67 GHz

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