******* PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY ******* IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLE iBOOK AND POWERBOOK BATTERY RECALL As you may be aware, Apple recently issued a safety recall for iBook and PowerBook batteries received/purchased between October 2003 and August 2006. The batteries can overheat under rare circumstances. If you believe you may have an affected computer, please follow these instructions. If this is a University supported computer, please refer to your local technical support group for direction; otherwise, continue the steps here. Confirm whether your Apple laptop is one of the following: 12-inch iBook G4 12-inch PowerBook G4 15-inch PowerBook G4 If Yes, then the next step is to verify whether your laptop is carrying the affected battery pack; and this can be done by performing the following steps: - Power down the laptop - Remove the Battery Pack (if not familiar, access the Laptop users guide) Please refer to the following website for a complete list of affected battery packs and the relevant serial/part numbers. https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbook/batteryexchange/ If your Battery Pack has one of the affected part numbers, please contact Apple directly via the website above to request a replacement. Questions or concerns about this note, should be directed to the CNS Helpdesk in the Computing Commons, William Small Centre, (voice: 416-736-5800, email: [log in to unmask]). CNS Announce