Battery life drained while using itunes

My macbook battery life is being drained while using itunes. I have checked the activity monitor and the CPU usage is up to 14-16 while on most macbooks, its at an average of 4 or 5. I've updated the software and even tried going back to the original software it came with. What's the best solution for this issue?

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You either have an alarm set in clock or calendar which is causing it to play while you think it is off or you have a logic board short. I'd bet on the latter. You can have it diagnosed at http://www.iresq.com for $9 or Google for other 3rd party repair sites.

Hi i received the nano 7th gen for Christmas and I only seem to get 5 hours of battery life. I use the Bluetooth and Nike app so I expect more drain on the battery. But I got more time out of running with my iPhone. Does this sound normal? I thought I sh

Hi i received the nano 7th gen for Christmas and I only seem to get 5 hours of battery life. I use the Bluetooth and Nike app so I expect more drain on the battery. But I got more time out of running with my iPhone. Does this sound normal? I thought I should get close to 30 hrs of just play time alone.
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I try to use my iPad while charging, but when I turn the screen on, charging stops, though it says it is charging. It will drain and shut off. I am using the charger that came with the iPad, and it is plugged in the wall. Thoughts?

It's a third generation WiFi only, 64GB iPad, the same one that I have.
It seems like it recharges normally, if it totally charges up overnight and the 2-3 days of use seems about right as well, if you are not charging every night when you are done using it - and if you are using it for at least a few hours every day.
It almost seems like there is an app or a setting that causes the battery to drain while it's being used and recharging.
Can you use it normally and get 8-10 hours out of the battery if you don't charge it while using it? Does it seem to drain normally that way?
Have you tried closing all of the apps on the iPad and reset it to get a sort of a fresh start approach? If not, give it a try. I don't know which iOS you are running on the iPad, so this should cover all iOS that you would be running.
In order to close apps in iOS 5 or iOS 6, first tap the home button once. Then tap the home button twice and the recents tray will appear at the bottom of the screen. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus (-) sign in the upper left corner of the app that you want to close. Tap the home button twice.
Closing apps in iOS 7 works like this. Drag the app up from the multitasking display. Double tap the home button and you will see apps lined up going left to right across the screen. Swipe to get to the app that you want to close and then swipe "up" on the app preview thumbnail to close it.
Reset the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

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Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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Suggest you recalibrate the battery. See link below.
The quickest way (and really the only way) to charge your iPad is with the included 10W USB Power Adapter. iPad will also charge, although more slowly, when attached to a computer with a high-power USB port (many recent Mac computers) or with an iPhone Power Adapter (5W). When attached to a computer via a standard USB port (most PCs or older Mac computers) iPad will charge very slowly (but iPad indicates not charging). Make sure your computer is on while charging iPad via USB. If iPad is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, the iPad battery will continue to drain.
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How to Calibrate Your Mac, iPhone, or iPad Battery
http://www.macblend.com/how-to-calibrate-your-mac-iphone-or-ipad-battery/
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http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/27/apple-explains-new-ipads-continued-charging- beyond-100-battery-level/
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Apple Batteries - iPad http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipad.html
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 Cheers, Tom

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