My charger light is green but my computer isn't charging
I am absolutely freaking out. My charger is plugged in, and the light is green, but my computer remains at 35%, it's not dying, but it's not charging. I have done MANY trouble shooting excersises, I've done the SMC thing, and that didn't work either. I've tried plugging it into many different sockets but obviously (since i'm asking) that hasnt worked either. As you can tell from the imformation below, its not fully charged, but it's also not charging. I dont know if this information helps but I've had my computer since October 2013, it's now April 2014, so thats 6 months I've had my computer. Also, usually as soon as i relaize it has reached 100% i take my charger out, though sometimes if my computer is dead and I'm leaving the house, i leave it sleeping but charging until i get back home, also i don't frequetly shut it down, i simply leave it on sleep. ADDITINALLY I don't live in a country that has ANY Apple stores or specialist.. so sadly going to see a professional is out of the question, unless of course i can speak with them on the phone? PLEASE help me PLEASE
Here is my imformation:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: 9G3330F7HD3MB
Manufacturer: DP
Device Name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0
PCB Lot Code: 0
Firmware Version: 201
Hardware Revision: 2
Cell Revision: 158
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 1944
Fully Charged: No
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5601
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 174
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 11347
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
Wake on AC Change: No
Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake on LAN: Yes
AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400
AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1
Current Power Source: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0
Standby Delay: 4200
Standby Enabled: 0
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 120
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 120
Wake on AC Change: No
Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes
AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400
AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Standby Delay: 4200
Standby Enabled: 0
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
ID: 0x0000
Revision: 0x0000
Family: 0x0000
Serial Number: 0x00000000
Charging: No
brittbien,
no, that fact is not relevant to the problem.
While waiting for your friend, you could take a look at your charger to see whether it was made by Apple or not. Is there an Apple logo in relief on two of its sides? Does one of the other sides have text that states “numberW MagSafe Power Adapter”, where number is either 60 or 85, and below it “Designed by Apple in California”, and at the bottom of the text there, a trademark and copyright claimed by Apple Inc.?
Similar Messages
-
Apapter light is green, but MacBook is not fully charged.
My MacBook's power adapter light stays green, but my computer is not fully charged, the indicator in the menu bar says 98%. I am very confused, anyone have a possible solution?
The charging circuitry turns off once the battery is fully charged. It will come on again when the charge level drops below 95 percent. Until then the battery is fully charged so the charge indicator on the adapter will stay green.
If your battery never attains 100 percent charge level it may be because you've never calibrated the battery.
If you've calibrated the battery but it still will not charge fully or doesn't hold the charge, then the battery may be defective. You can have it replaced under your warranty by taking the computer to an Apple service center or calling AppleCare. Click on the Contact Support link at the bottom of this page for AppleCare's phone number.
Why reward points?(Quoted from Discussions Terms of Use.)
The reward system helps to increase community participation. When a community member gives you (or another member) a reward for providing helpful advice or a solution to their question, your accumulated points will increase your status level within the community.
Members may reward you with 5 points if they deem that your reply is helpful and 10 points if you post a solution to their issue. Likewise, when you mark a reply as Helpful or Solved in your own created topic, you will be awarding the respondent with the same point values. -
Hello,
My white McBook (2008 or 2009) recently stopped turning on. When I hook up the Magsafe power adapter, the light shows green, but the computer will not turn on, or make a sound. I've tried the re-boot option, but nothing works. I first thought I needed a new battery because the lights at the back are all off, but shouldn't the computer turn on once the power adapter is hooked up and the light on the Magsafe adapter shows green? I'm a computer doofus, so please be kind. Please advise! Thanks in advance.
SSTake it in for service.
-
My MBP won't turn on. The charger light goes green but then dims out before it goes out again
My MBP suddenly stopped working when I came back to it. I tried charging it with a couple of different chargers and different sockets. The charger light turns green but then slowly dims down before it turns off.
I tried all key combinations for starting up - holding the power key for long, Cmd+Opt+P+R with power button, Cmd+R with power button, but none of them work. The laptop won't turn on.
What could be wrong?If you are still under warranty call Apple Care. Make sure you get a case number as all repairs have an additional 90 days of warranty.
-
It runs the computer but won't charge the battery...trying to figure if it's a battery or charger issue. I can't find any info on it flashing between the two colours. The battery appears to be in good shape and it only a few months old
Unless it's from a same model of Mac, I wouldn't do this.
For some reason the laptops are having issues using other models of chargers, I think Apple started doing this recently to avoid people using the wrong charger with the same connector.
So just take the machine in for service,
I have some MagSafe trouble shooting links here under #1 SMC Reset
Step by Step to fix your Mac -
Macbook not charging - light remains green. Do I need a new battery? (CoconutBattery specs inside)
Hi everyone,
I just got back from a two week vacation to find that my black Macbook isn't charging. When I put the charger head into the laptop, the light remains green, and the battery isn't charging. I ran a CoconutBattery diagnosis on the machine and got these results:
http://i.imgur.com/mMobh.png
I'm not exactly clear on how to interpret these results, but I believe it's saying that the battery doesn't have any capacity for charging. Will buying a new battery solve the problem? I'm not sure if Apple sells the batteries for the older Macbooks now, either.
Thanks for any help!
JoshYou can get a new battery fairly cheap on eBay
Black Batteries http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=macbook+black+battery&_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=12 &_dmpt=Laptop_Batteries&_odkw=macbook+white+battery&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m 270.l1313
White Batteries http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=macbook+white+battery&_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=12 &_dmpt=Laptop_Batteries&_odkw=macbook+black+battery&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m 270.l1313
Or for $129 from Apple http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA566LL/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY -
the charger is showing green but the laptop will not turn on. The stand-by light is flashing and the laptop is making a bleeping sound. Any suggestions?
Could be bad ram or logic board. Take it to an Apple store or AASP.
-
using sucessfully airport express for internet
when hooking up new airport extreme light glows green, but does NOT appear in devices sesn in 5.6 airport wifi devices
wanting to use extreme at base and express in another part of the houseHow is the express getting internet? What modem is it plugged into?
How is the extreme setup? New extreme cannot be setup with 5.6 utility.. you must use latest 6.3. Which also means you cannot setup from computer using less than Lion .. or you must use iOS with latest utility but it has limited configuration cf the computer version.
IPv6 is also needed.. turn on local link. -
My 13.3" macbook pro will not power up.The battery indicator light does not come on.The Mag safe charging light flickers green and red dimly.I had a cell phone connected to the USB port.
This didn't work for me, so I did a bit of searching and TONS of pages later in google, I found an answer. Here are the steps for people who also were in my situation:
1. Take off bottom case
2. Unplug battery - blurry image here: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/03cC79r5Dx4/0.jpg
3. Press and hold power button for 5 seconds
4. Plug a charger in, and it should start booting up
5. After shutting down again, reconnect the battery and close the case up
6. It works! (hopefully, if you guys had the same situation I did) -
My airport express is setup, the light is green but I have no Internet connection
i have setup my airport express the light is green but I get no wifi
I have a macbook pro 13'' with MAC OS X. Recently bought and installed airport express when it does not drop the WiFi conncetion it works great. Getting frustrated with the fact that I keep losing my WiFi connection, when this happens I check my iphone and I can access the internet do problem while my Macbook pro cannot? After doing some research on the problem I found out that this is not an uncommon problem specially or those who have upgraded to MAC OS X. From what I understand there is a a bug in the WiFi connection chip! Am going to the Apple store today to see what they have to say. I hope there is a fix for this!
-
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac12,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
I reset my apple ID password here on the website, but my computer isn't recognizing my new password. what should I do? I just need to update my adobe flash player but it keeps asking me for my password but won't take my new password I just updated."If you've forgotten the Apple ID password how did you log in to make the last post?"
Exactly! The password I used to log on here and write my post I figured was the same Apple ID password I would use to reset my computer login password. But my computer isn't recognizing it as the correct password so it wont let me update my login password. I have 2 user accounts on my computer.
As far as the link you provided, I already looked to that for help earlier. It states:
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Users & Groups, click the lock to unlock it, then provide an administrator name and password. Select a user, then click Reset Password.
I did these steps, but I don't remember my admin password. The question is: How do I reset my admin password so I can reset my log in password.
Is my admin password the same password I use to log onto this website to post questions? If so, like I said previously, I already reset that password and my computer isnt recognizing it. -
i just started the new update for my iphone and my phone is asking me to connect it to itunes but my computer isn't recognizing my phone being plugged in
Click here and buy the DVD.
(89921) -
I did step 2 in the "iDVD: Setting Encoding preferences" but my computer isn't giving me the pop-up in step 3 so i can't push an OK button in regards to the message. I waited 15+ hours for it to burn and it sent me to this page. I have tried to change the encoding settings again, and it adjusts the capacity but no message pop-up appears.
You can undo your permission changes. Probably the most relevant one is cookies. Try one or both of these methods:
(1) Page Info > Permissions tab
While viewing a page on the site:
* right-click and choose View Page Info > Permissions
* Alt+t (open the classic Tools menu) > Page Info > Permissions
(2) about:permissions
In a new tab, type or paste '''about:permissions''' and press Enter. Allow a few moments for the list on the left to populate, as this information needs to be extracted from a database.
Then type or paste ''rcn''' in the search box above the list to filter it to the most relevant domains. When you highlight a domain, you can adjust its permissions in the right pane.
Any luck? -
The magnetic charger and port are clear and clean and clicking into place smoothly.
My Mac has had 2% power for the past few hours but is running on power from the power adaptor.
But the battery isn't charging - what do I do?
Thanks!Depending on the model of MBP, buy a new battery or take it in for servicing to get a new battery. You could also try an SMC reset to see if that helps, but your symptoms don't sound like the ones normally solved by a SMC reset.
-
My iPod 5th generation, The charger doesn't work but it says it's charging. When I use another person's charger, the iPod charges fine. Has anyone had this problem?
Yes, the Lightning cables do fail sometimes. They are covered by the same one-year warranty as the iPod
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
Maybe you are looking for
-
What's a simple data base to use? I want to include photos with each item (jewelry)..
Okay, here's what I want to do. The wife's got at bunch of the wife's jewelry plus a few rare coins that need to go into the safety deposit box soon but before that, I need at least one photo of each item along with its details. This is the first tim
-
How to change window tiling default
With 2 InDesign docs open, when I choose Window–Arrange–Tile in CS5, by default, the windows appear one on top of the other. Is there a way to make the default side by side instead? Thanks, Charlotte
-
Storing 6 millions values in SQL server columns
Hi, How many values (size) I can store in single SQL server column. My Scenario, Column1 Column2 Column3 1 ABC 1,2,3,........(6 millions values) 2 CDE 1,2,3,.......(6 millions values) and problem is that I can'
-
What "exactly" does the Brightness setting in Print do?
What "exactly" does the Brightness setting in the Print module do? I know it's a controversial button, especially now that there are proofing options available. Also, since you're using it "blind" it's impossible to know how much or what it's really
-
Torque Control on componet at different temperatures
Greetings, I am in the process of building an application with Motion Control with change control modes from position control to Torque Control. Here is my situation. I am going to be twisting a rubber component from +- X Nm's at a partic