HOW DO I RESET THE SMC ON MACBOOK PRO

Hi does a nybody know how i can reset the SMC on a brand new MBPro 13inch.320GB,2.4GHz,4GB,RAM? As were having battery problems,after calibrating the battery which was saying 100% fully charged,it now will not charge to 100% anymore plus it wont show the battery in time-mode,just %, & is not right,please can somebody advise us,thankyou

spiritlevel: As I advised you a week ago, you really need to stop obsessing over the battery in your son's MBP.
If you are seeing the battery indicator show 98% or 96% and "Not charging", that's normal. The battery charges to 100% (or occasionally 99% or 98%, particularly if it hasn't been calibrated properly) and then STOPS charging. It doesn't begin charging again until the charge level falls below 95%, and while it's waiting for that to happen, it says "not charging". That's how it's meant to work.
PLEASE read this article carefully with your son:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1764220

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