On 28 Jun 2003 07:54:49 -0700, smsm8899@yahoo.com (sm) wrote:

Once the battery goes down, there is a protection circuit (the
chips you mentioned) that keep it from being recharged. If there is
an A01 after the part number, you are SOL. If there is a B01 then you
can reset the battery with a program which you can download from:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/legacysupp...epidmstr.html?

Another choice is to buy a used working battery on eBay. There is a
guy in Pennsylvania who sells them for $15 plus shipping.
If you decide to go ahead with your rebuild, you might try the
reset program after you install the new batteries. You may want to
have a fire extingusiher handy. In any event, I would be interested
in knowing how you come out.