Mac wont recognize new battery...

i went down to the store and bought a new battery as the old one was/is dead. put the new battery in and back in service... well i got home and tried to start my computer up, it would not. plugged it into power cord started up and notice the battery was not recognized / available. i pulled it out, the battery, and slammed it back in. few minutes later it found it but then lost the battery.
I have reset the power management unit but thats about it?
Help! not sure if the connections are bad or what. is this a common problem?

If it's an brand new battery, who knows how long it sat on the shelf? If it isn't just a faulty one, chances are it's been completely depleted. Leave it in your 'book for a full 24 hours, noting if the green lights on the bottom are indicating that it's charging. Sometimes it's so dead it can't even generate enough juice to tell the computer it's there. If it still doesn't charge or show up after 24 hrs, I hope you have your receipt, because it's time to take it back.
Best of luck -- be sure to award points if I helped!
-K

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