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today my Macbook battery isn't charging.. it's just sitting at 4% for hours.. what could be wrong?
i've also noticed the battery really only lasts like an hour and a half on its own.. and it is only like 3 months old too..
i've also noticed the battery really only lasts like an hour and a half on its own.. and it is only like 3 months old too..
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Re: faulty battery?
Thu, October 29, 2009 - 2:14 PMAre you using the correct power adapter for your laptop?
MacBook Air uses a 45 watt adapter
MacBook & 13" MacBook Pro use a 60 watt adapter
MacBook Pro 15 & 17 both use 85 watt adapter.
The wattage is printed on the side of the adapter. Using a lower watt adapter will fail to charge the battery.
Assuming that you are using the correct adapter, time to visit the genius bar. Sounds like the battery is bad (and a bad battery is actually dangerous). -
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Re: faulty battery?
Thu, October 29, 2009 - 11:45 PMyep it's the same one i've always used.. this has only happened the past couple days.. maybe it's fallen out of place i'll check :/
thanx
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Re: faulty battery?
Fri, October 30, 2009 - 12:21 AMMy 1st Gen MBP did the same thing. Apple replaced the battery the next day. -
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Re: faulty battery?
Fri, October 30, 2009 - 1:00 AMya this battery is actually a replacement one they sent out when the first one this laptop came with started foulin up
i really don't think i'm doing anthing wrong - i basically have it hooked up on charge whenever i use it
HOWEVER i rarely shut down my laptop.. i just close the lid and let it sleep or whatever it does.. and usually just on battery~ is that really bad?? -
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Re: faulty battery?
Fri, October 30, 2009 - 8:32 AMI discovered recently that my MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard has a "diagnostic" line on the drop down menu from the power icon. It told me to replace the battery (and I think it was giving me good advice). Check it! -
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Re: faulty battery?
Fri, October 30, 2009 - 9:14 AMnope thre doesnt seem to be a diagnostic option.. but it does say 'Battery is not charging' :S
well i'll give em a call, thanks! -
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Re: faulty battery?
Fri, October 30, 2009 - 10:25 PMoh i just removed it and put it back in an it's chargig again! but it does die a lttle too quickly.. the first one lasted like over 3 hours, this one's way less than 2..
thanks gys!
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Re: faulty battery?
Fri, October 30, 2009 - 9:07 AMI sleep mine a majority of the time, too. In fact, I rarely shut down or restart.
You may have just gotten unlucky and received another defective battery. Or it could be a symptom of another issue. Either way, AppleCare should be able to work with you on the problem.
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