Mac OS 10.5.8: battery issues

Hi
My battery stopped charging (green led still) and is not even recognized, does not charge; Got a new one....same issue. did the trick wher you turn off, unplugg, press 10 sec on standby blablabla...still does not work...what os going on? Thanks

Unfortunately the process of elimination through substitution of questionable parts with known-good ones appears to be the most likely to solve the problem.
The third part that may be contributing to this issue, is inside the computer behind the magsafe port. The magsafe board is the circuitry that controls the power inside the MacBook, and they have been known to go bad on occasion. This dc-in board kind of circuit can be the cause of symptoms, so before replacement it is good to be sure that is the most likely item. You can look into a repair guide to see what they say about replacing the magsafe circuit board behind the magsafe port. Depending on your MacBook it may be among these: http://www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook
However older batteries with a high cycle count, or some use patterns that do not encourage long battery life, can be suspect, too. A physically old battery with a low cycle (recharge) count may also be bad.
There is this Support page with some ideas on troubleshooting batteries, says MacBook/Pro, some of this applies to older MacBook; since 'macbook' is discontinued, while MB/Pro & MB/Air continue to exist.
•Apple - Support - MacBook/Pro - Batteries & Power:
https://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro/batteries_power/
A good source of third-party power adapters for Mac portable is OWC online. They have batteries to include some newer tech stuff, and offer a lower price at times. I have never ordered from them, but had been tempted a few times. They know their mac stuff in several areas, such as RAM, SSD, etc.
Good luck & happy computing!

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Pack Lot Code:          0
PCB Lot Code:          0
Firmware Version:          002a
Hardware Revision:          000a
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Possible cure for battery issues

hi
first of all i dont own the device yet
i am user of 5530,5800,n8,c7,701
i was looking farword to bring in my hands the first nokia wp7 but due to features missing and (in my opinion) little overpriced at the moment(as sim free) i will wait for the next nokia wp7
but being for a while in nokia forums i deside to write this atricle with my opinion about the battery issue (IF IT IS) with the 800
after reading many users facing problem with battery in different revious and forums about my N9 last longer or my N8 etc i deside to do a test with my current in use 701(1300milliamber battery and the brightness screen that nokia offers right now)
i left all day the phone connected to 3g and gprs data with about 5 min calls couple of textsand little browsing fmobi,little use the default browser,little use apps which connects to internet ...all these for about 1,5 - 2 hrs
it did last about 12 hrs same as some users with the lumia
Now if you dont belive me TRY THE SAME TEST BY YOUR SELFS
what i have understand (as i dont own the device) is that perhaps by default or out of the box (and especially the branded phones from the providers) is that featurs like wifi or data, nokia account, market place bing etc must be ON
if was the same issue with my 701 it will not go too far of course
what nokia possible can do is to do a frimware update which in start up or rebooting the phone....dark them,wifi,data,bluetooth,internet connection should be off by default like in symbian
i am sure the upcoming new customers will not have future complains
but i belive this is important as some poeple dont have the knowlege to do all these to turn off manual, especially in a new UI that they are using first time (wp7) and of course having a new phone most of them especially the non experts can think the battery drains so easy if all are ON
******* or at least nokia should make it like symbian to turn off automatic after closing apps,face,twitter,email etc
thanks for your time reading
for me after my Xmas bonus(if any lol) i will go for a windows phone(sim unlocked)either if nokia or other brand
of course i can wait for the next nokia model not because of the battery issue but i prefer in windows phone 7 bigger screen
thanks again

I must agree with your thinking...
When I first got my C7, battery wasn't lasting a day...
And the reasons was the ones you said...
e-mail was keeping data on, WiFi was always looking for a connexion
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Setting e-mil to work only once per hour, setting WiFi off when not used...
Only those 2 option give a bette life to the battery...

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