Macbook can't run on battery

A few months back, i dropped my macbook. This has been a problem ever since.
Basically, it has to be run on a power cord, i can live with it - but i'd rather get it fixed. I'm wondering what this drop did damage to on the macbook. There's a tiny dent in the top left corner, but there doesn't seem to be anything visible to the battery area? Could the problem be anything other than the battery?
I can run it off the battery for about 2 minutes, then everything just switches off.

"Could the problem be anything other than the battery?"
It could be anything. Maybe something broke loose. No one here can give you an exact answer unless they personally take your computer apart & examine it.
Take your MBP to your local Apple Store or an AASP as they will have the proper tools to diagnosis the problem.
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Hello leighdk,
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
You can by all means take some good advise from the people on this board in response to you problem.
But here is the best advise, especially since you're new to Mac.
Call Apple Care or take it back to the store and have them check it out. It is under warranty. You have 14 days from the date of purchase to return the Mac for a completely different or give it back because you do not like it. they may try to charge you a restocking fee but this should not be the case since there is an issue with you machine.
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My MacBook is no longer running from battery, it seems like is fully charged or have not problem charging itself, but if I disconnect the charger it shuts off automatically and also if I try to turn on from Battery it tries to start but immediately shuts off, with charger on works fine, I would appreciate any idea on what might be, my current battery status is shown like this:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: DP-ASMB016-36b6-2a34
Manufacturer: DP
Device name: ASMB016
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 102a
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0102
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 4508
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4527
Health Information:
Cycle count: 410
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 334
Voltage (mV): 12591
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
Charging: Yes
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Hi mariocedeno,
Let's try resetting the SMC and see if anything changes:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
If that does not resolve the issue, the next scenario would be to try a different charger and battery to see if anything changes. Based on the information provided in System Profiler it's not immediately obvious if we're dealing with a battery, charger or CPU related issue that's causing this.
If you don't have access to another charger & battery, our next best course of action is to arrange service/diagnostics via an Apple Retail Store or Authorized Service Provider. Is the unit still covered by Applecare/one-year limited warranty?

Can't run on battery power....

I had a lot of problems with my MBP which Apple diagnosed as a logic board issue. I just picked up my computer after having the logic board replaced. I haven't used it long enough to see if the freezing, etc. has been eliminated, but one problem remains.
I was unable to run off battery power for more than 20 minutes. It would eventually just go black and I'd have to shut down. I'd start back up and it'd have 80%+ battery life left. Apple checked this issue and put other working batteries in and the problem still existed, so it wasn't a battery issue.
This problem remains even with the new logic board.
Does anybody know what this could be?

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Macbook can't see the battery

macbook can't see the battery

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455?viewlocale=es_ES

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Hello leighdk,
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
You can by all means take some good advise from the people on this board in response to you problem.
But here is the best advise, especially since you're new to Mac.
Call Apple Care or take it back to the store and have them check it out. It is under warranty. You have 14 days from the date of purchase to return the Mac for a completely different or give it back because you do not like it. they may try to charge you a restocking fee but this should not be the case since there is an issue with you machine.
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If you purchase your own full retail as I describe above, and you still have trouble erase and installing the operating system after backing up your data*:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
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Second handed discs are of unknown reliability, and should NEVER be used.
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Pancenter,
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