Battery not working right (macbook early 2008 white)

often, my battery shows an x in the middle, and then my computer goes to sleep, and i have to click a lot to turn it back on. anyone know how to fix this?

The Apple KB on this is here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1457
If none of that helps, it may be a problem with the battery itself.

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The built in iMic works
I assume that's a typo and you just meant the "Built-in Mic"
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dts2012 wrote:
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http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA561LL/A/rechargeable-battery-13-inch-macbook -white?fnode=a2cccbd899382c314b01b098b93…

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