Battery doesnt seem to take charge
I have a macbook that is only 3 months old.. yesterday and today i tried to charge it and there is an x through the battery..and it definitely is not holdng a charge... i don't think that this should be doing this after 3 months.... help
Currently, there are two very similar problems with the MacBook batteries, I've found.
The first is that the computer IS recognizing that the battery is there, and the MacBook shuts down almost as soon as AC power is removed. The usual diagnosis here is that you have a bad battery.
The second variant is that the computer is NOT recognizing that the battery is there (the X through the battery literally means the computer thinks you have no battery connected), and the omputer behaves he same way as the one in the first scenario. This usualy means that you have another type of bad battery, or the battery does not have a full connection.
Either way, I reccomend that you follow these steps:
1. test the battery by pushing the small button next to the set of LEDs on the battery pack, and make sure the LEDs light up. If they do not, the battery is most likely deffective.
2. Make sure there is no foreign object or corrosion causing a bad connection with the battery. You should be ably to do this by removing the battery and looking at the metal contacts on both the battery and computer.
3. Make sure your software and firmware are updated. To do this, click the apple pull-down menu in the top left corner of the sceen, and select "About this mac". Then, click the Software Update button.
4. Reset the PRAM, PMU, SMC, and make sure the battery is properly installed. Find instructions on Apple's website.
If all else fails (or if the battery proves to b defective in step 1), call Apple or visit an Apple store to get tested, and replacements.
I hope this helped. Nobody bothered to answer my post, and I had to find this information out from a buddy of mine.
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