After software/firmware UD, battery life decreased significantly+overheating problems
Specs of my laptop:
13 inch late 2011
2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
4gb 1333 MHz DDR3
Mac OSX Lion 10.7.5 (11G63)
Hi, a month or two ago I did a software/firmware update (the thing that automatically pops up once in a while and asks if you want to update). Before the update, I was getting 7-8 hours running safari on a bright level (more than half) which was awesome!
Anyways, after I did the update, my battery life decreased significantly. If my brightness was at half, I got around 2.5 hours MAX. If I ran word and safari it wouldn't even last two hours.
Along with the horrible decrease in battery life, my laptop now gets really hot, really quickly, even if I'm only running safari on a low brightness. Sometimes the fan vibrates becuase it's working so hard...it's NEVER done that before.
I took it into the Apple store 'genius' bar, since I still have the warranty and the person that helped me offered no resolution. He told me that my battery still has life and didn't know why my laptop did this, laughed...and then dismissed me (rude). haha
system report of the battery:
Firmware Version: 201
Hardware Revision: 000a
Cell Revision: 158
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 5281
Fully Charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5333
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 392
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 12457
I'm not sure what any of this means, but the 'genius' told me my battery still had a lot of life.
I just want the battery life back.
Does anyone know what's going on and how I can fix it?
Thank you
Hi, thanks for your advice. I just tried resetting and it worked momentarily (battery life improved, fan stopped making so much noise) UNTIL I put my computer to sleep and opened it again... when i first reset, battery life said 5:48. The fan was fine until I put it to sleep (closed the lid and opened five minutes later). Now it's heating up again and the fan is going crazy (making that buzzing noise), battery life is at 2:40 on same display brightness (half). I only have safari open....
Is there anything else I can try to do? Not sure why this happens after I put it to sleep. I don't want to have to reset my computer every single time I open it.
thanks
EDIT: after posting this, not even five minutes later my battery time dropped to 2:07 and is funneling down as I type.
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