Just ran my pro with brand NEW battery...
i got the new battery from apple yesterday and let it charge up and shut it down overnite.
i ran it off the battery this morning and it lasted 3 hours...
i was doing my usual surfing and emailing, had the screen on bright, the backlighting was on for a bit and that's about it.
what's interesting tho is that the old battery cycle count was 43 and this one reads 0.....i think i'll call apple tech and ask about that....
ps it seems to run faster too.....loading pages etc.
www.ronpaul2008.com
what's interesting tho is that the old battery cycle count was 43 and this one reads 0
It's zero because it's a new battery, and hasn't been through a complete charge cycle yet. The "counter" doesn't use fractions, and doesn't round up. Just like a new baby if you count age in years - they're not one year old until a year from their birth day...
I'd call ~3 hours normal for battery life on an MBP.
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Having problems with brand new battery installed...Help please!
Here's my problem. I just recently replaced the battery on my 13" Macbook. The brand new battery ordered from Apple arrived on Saturday and up until last night everything was great. Now all of a sudden the computer is doing the same things it did with the old battery. I am getting the green light on the MagSafe Adapter even though the battery is not fully charged. I am also alternating between "Not Charging" on the battery icon and a "X" on the icon.
I did some reading and tried resetting the PRAM and SMC. I even uninstalled Leopard and reinstalled Tiger (updating everything afterwards), thinking maybe it was a software issue. (I just recently installed Leopard and hoped it was just a bad install.) None of that really seems to work.
There is one slight exception- the SMC reset. After I do the SMC reset I get the amber light from the adapter, the icon shows charging and all is well for about 15 to 30 minutes. Then I am back at square one.
I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or ideas on what could be going on. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Message was edited by: luckylindyhopperIt seems like you have eliminated all the easy fixes for your problem - what is left is the computer itself. Call Apple (800-275-2273) and explain the troubleshooting you have already done. They should set up a repair for your computer. If it is out of warranty you may have to pay for the repair.
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Hello, My birthday is Feb. 20. Because I recently got an iBook with a dead battery, I thought I would treat myself and get a new battery for my iBook. Well, I have had it in my iBook for about 5 days and it worked fine. But the other day, I powered up my iBook, and the battery was at 97%. It said it was running on AC power, but the charging light was still orange. It also said it was fully charged at 97%. How could this be? It's only a few days old. Please help me fix this problem. Thanks.
P.S I let it run on battery power for a while, I got it down to about 95%. Then I plugged it in. It said it was fully charged. Why is this happening?Hi Carmen
Does the charger ever turn green? I wonder if the charger is working properly and was the cause of the flat battery previously.
If you think the charger is OK, then you may need to reset the PMU.
Ronda Wilson explains how to do this:
• If the computer is on, turn it off.
• Reset the power manager by simultaneously pressing and then releasing Shift-Control-Option-Power on the keyboard. Do not press the fn (Function) key while using this combination of keystrokes.
• Wait 5 seconds.
• Press the Power button to restart the iBook computer.
Some people have reported that they needed to repeat the procedure multiple times for it to work.
Check that Resetting the PMU is the coreect method for your particular computer by looking at this link:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449
However before you do this try and verify that the charger is working properly, as that could be the problem. Perhaps you could borrow a friend's charger if possible and see if your battery can be charged up by it.
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Macbook battery problem persists, even with brand new battery
Within five minutes:
Corresponds to icon showing 5% charge:
zsh-% pmset -g ps
Currently drawing from 'AC Power'
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Corresponds to icon showing 0% charge:
zsh-% pmset -g ps
Currently drawing from 'AC Power'
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zsh-% pmset -g ps
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This all happened within 5 minutes.
zsh-%if this is the mid-2007 model with the nVidia 8600GT chip, it could be the fried video card issue. first you could give it some time to boot up and then ping the machine from another computer to see if it responds. if it does, it is very likely the fried video card and you need to take it in for a free motherboard change (3 years from purchase date).
when i had the black screen i a bit hastily shut the MBP off and on quickly many times while it was actually booting up. side effect of usually quiet operation of the hard drive is it's very hard to tell what the MBP is doing if the screen is black. while HFS+ is probably capable of recovering from this, probably better not risk file system corruption.
in my case, i would not even get a startup chime at first. had to reset PRAM for that. very likely when the video card fries, it invalidates some data there and some startup POST-type routine check fails.
and that's about all there is to be done. they run a specific test at the service spot that is supposed to give some graphics error exception code which entitles you to the free motherboard swap. -
Is anyone else having this problem? I rely on my computer heavily for work and school and this is just not acceptable! After paying $125 for a brand new battery I would have never expected these problems.
I'm sure that if you search hard enough, you'll find someone else who has had a similar problem, but that does not mean that it is remotely normal or common. Apple definitely needs to replace the machine, but don't be afraid that the same thing will happen with the new one.
Of course, that's assuming that this wasn't a case of user error. It's hard to understand how it could be, but in my years of tech support, I've learned to never discount such possibilities. I've seen people do things like forceably shove plugs into the wrong ports, seemingly oblivious to the fact that it doesn't fit and insistent that it should. -
How many hours does a brand new battery last after fully charged. I have a late 2008 Macbook Pro.
How many hours does a brand new battery last after fully charged. I have a late 2008 Macbook Pro.
clintonfrombirmingham is right, there is no way to exactly tell. But from personal experience, a new battery on a 2008 will last for about 2 1/2 hours with a higher screen brightness and doing something taxing to the battery (like gaming or running lots of 3D programs). But if you're just listening to music with the brightness all the way down, and no programs running, you could get up to 12 hours. So for average use, it should last you a whole business day (assuming you don't use it more than 30% 0f the time). Hope this kind of gives you more of an idea of what to expect:)
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Brand New Battery still doesnt charge just show X and i have reset smc still doesnt work
Brand new battery for apple still does not work have reset smc many times still shows X in the battery and when it says its charge the battery icon says 0% I KNOW ITS NOT THE BATTERY BECAUSE I HAVE PUT IT IN A ANOTHER COMPUTER AND IT WORKED FINE
ANY IDEAS??????You may have a problem with the logic board. I had the same issue on a MacBook Pro and had to get the logic board replaced.
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http://store.apple.com/uk/product/H7128ZM/A/mini-displayport-to-hdmi-cable-2m?fn ode=MTY1NDA3Ng&s=topSellers -
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In iTunes on your computer, select the Purchased section under STORE in the left column. Click on the first track and choose "Get Info" from the "File" menu.
In the "Summary" tab you'll see details of the purchaser of the track. Click Next to go through all your purchased music one by one until you find the ones you need to get rid of.
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Advice:
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Nomad MuVo will not power on even with a new battery. USB works fine, just No Green
It was working fine. I didn't use it for a couple of weeks and thought the battery was dead. But it will not even come on with a new battery. Any suggestions?
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http://www.nomadworld.com/downloads/...d=NOMAD%20MuVo
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I really need this issue resolved it is driving me insane!!! How can the images appear perfectly fine on my laptop then when transferring over to a USB stick they just corrupt!?Check out this site:
http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/22/format-drive-mac-pc-compatible/
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Bought a brand new battery from an authorized Apple Premium Reseller but the laptop is not recognizing the new battery
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Brand new Battery charging 10% at a time...
Hi I have a 1.3ghz with a brand new battery (not apple some chinese ebay...) and everything works fine except the battery wont charge more than 10% at a time.
After every 10% I get the not charging message, I remove then put back the battery and it starts for another 10%. It's charging all the way to 99%. And will offer reasonable time and power when I use it.
I tried reseting PMU and Nvram.... nothing.
I not sure it's a battery problem because once charged it offers great and stable power for near 5h30.
Any ideas, help, or similar seen things.
Could it be the power supply, logic board......?????
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I recently purchased an eBay battery for my daughter's iBook G4 and it seems to work fine. The issue may be with this particular battery that you got. I would see if you can get it exchanged.
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Hey Guys,
My iBook(1.42Ghz) has now 2 batteries. My first battery that came with my computer used to hold a 5-6 hour charge, now its at 190 cycles and holds about 1:30. So, I decided to purchase a new battery. I charged my new battery and unplugged my charger to see how much it will hold. I changed my settings for Better Battery Life and I get about 4 hours out of a brand new battery. Now according to the Apple Store Website, it should be holding 6 hours. What should I be doing about this?
*Note by computer is under AppleCare, are my batteries covered by this?
MattIf you bought the battery from Apple, it should have its own Applecare warranty. Best check with Apple as long as you are still under warranty. If you can get to an Apple store, they can probably check everything out for you and it won't cost you anything. There is always the possibility that your computer might have a problem that is causing the shorter battery function, and if so, you definitely want to have this documented while you have Applecare. And if the battery itself is faulty, they certainly should be willing to replace it.
Good luck!
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