Battery status + drive clicking

Hi, I need to know if there is a systematic problem with the battery before I lose income by taking it in for a service. The battery status is random and goes all over the place. Sometimes it shows 10:00, then 4:49 then drops to 3:30 then i go look again its back to 4:30. Sometimes it's said I only had 2.5 hrs of life yet when its been on power all the time.
My other issues is, if i move the laptop only slightly while powered up, I get the heads of the drive clicking slightly. It's constantly clicking when parking when idle which is also iritiating but this is like a louder click.
Both of these faulty ? I wouldn't be surprised, which is why they make you pay extra for warranty to protect yourself from their cheap and nasty parts, that party doesn't make sense, they should build to last 3 years standard.
Let me know thanks.

electroteque wrote:
Sorry to alarm, its not the click of death. The drive normally clicks when parking heads when idle. This one is a little louder whenever the laptop is being moved. Im pretty sure its the drive, maybe its the superdrive. Something is doing it though. Here is my power info,
Model Information:
Serial Number:          D8610850BVCDGDLAB
Manufacturer:          SMP
Device Name:          bq20z451
Pack Lot Code:          0000
PCB Lot Code:          0000
Firmware Version:          0406
Hardware Revision:          0002
Cell Revision:          0158
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh):          5853
Fully Charged:          No
Charging:          No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh):          7003
Health Information:
Cycle Count:          19
Condition:          Normal
Battery Installed:          Yes
Amperage (mA):          -1959
Voltage (mV):          11818
Notice charge remaining, the power info says 2:54, there is 3/4 bars on the battery status. Is this an OSX bug ?
You cannot depend on the time estimates. It's like asking you how long you can walk. Well, it depends on a lot of things, like how hot it is, if you're pushing a wheelbarrow loaded with 1000lbs up a 45 degree slope, etc. That estimate, even if it was correct, is only a snapshot in time. Once variables change, so do the estimates.
Condition normal and 19 cycles is good, but I'm not sure what's up with the amperage. Try the SMC reset and see if anything improves.
Note: these batteries have their own little microprocessors in them, and they do not seem to be nearly as hardy as logic board CPUs . . . .

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