Battery icon says (Not Charging)...help?

My battery icon says (not charging) and it won't charge. The battery is dead but the AC adaptor seems to work just fine. As soon as I unplug it results in the computer going off though. Any help?

Hi and welcome to the Apple Discussions.
First, make sure that you have the most updated firmware and battery update for your macbook. You can also try resetting the SMC of your computer. Here are the steps:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319

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    Message was edited by: Akalboy
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