My late 2008 MacBook won't charge, is it the battery or could it be that I possibly damaged the connection spot on my laptop?

I tripped over the power cord and the piece that goes into my MacBook separated, I glued it and it was working fine until the other day someone tripped on it and it separated but it also looked different on the mac boo side, so I scratched of the rubbery film around the metal, again this is on my MacBook end. Now my computer won't charge, I thought maybe the charger was broken, but then I tested another charger and then my charger to another Mac and it worked, so I know it's not my charger, but somehow my computer. I don't know if the battery is fried, it had been not holding a charge for too long and it is the original battery but I don't know what the exact problem is, is a new battery needed or is it something bigger and internal? I don't want to bring it to the apple store for fear of a hefty price tag...help?

Hopefully, and more than likely, your magsafe charger has failed. Inspect the cord near the bending points for cable strain, that's common. This oage may also give you some guidance http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1713

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Late 2008 MacBook won't start past grey Apple screen

I am currently running a late 2008 13 aluminium MacBook. After I updated to 10.6.7 I started having start up issues. I'd either need to wait a really long time, or I'd need to restart it while sitting on the grey screen with the spinning gear. This morning, nothing will help get it past this screen. Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, what did you do to resolve this? Thanks.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1417
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Late 2008 MacBook Pro automatically switches back to "Better battery life"

Lately I've been using my mac for a little gaming (now that there's Steam and Starcraft 2), so I've been using the "Higher performance setting" in the Energy Saver preference pane.
But every once in a while I notice my games have automatically set me settings down. And sure enough, when I check, the setting has reverted to "Better battery life."
I know I'm not setting it back there. Anyone know why it would be reset?
My intuition tells me it has something to do with user switching. I use 2 accounts (1 for work and 1 for home) and will Fast User Switch between the 2 of them.
Any help is appreciated.

If you turn off IR (security prefs), turn off the keyboard backlight, and keep the screen backlight down you may be able to increase it a bit. Turning off wireless when not in use will of course increase it tremendously.
But if you have calibrated your battery it sounds about right. Just monitor your battery health with iStat Pro or Apple System Profiler.

I have a early 2008 Macbook pro and just bought a new battery, but it is not holding a charge

I have a late 2008 Macbook pro and just bought a new battery, but it is not holding a charge. I read it may be the charger,
that sometimes is blank, but it does charge my computer.
Anything I can try?
I have updated to 10.9.2
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Bring it back to the Apple store with your MBP and charger. If the battery is found to be defective, they should provide you with a replacement (assuming you are in the warranty period).
Ciao.

Late 2008 macbook apple logo flickers Lion.

I have a late 2008 macbook and every time I close the lid the screen periodically flickers. while it is supposed to be in sleep mode. I would like help for this as soon as I can get it please

I find Mountain Lion far more stable than Lion. As for other features you will have to make that decision.
Upgrading to Mountain Lion
To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
     OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements
       Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
         1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
         2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
         3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
         5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
     Are my applications compatible?
         See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
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Late 2008 Macbook - 10.8.5 software update - NO WIRELESS!

Hi, I'm throwing a fit. I updated to the 10.8.5 software a few days ago and it KILLED my wifi. I took my late 2008 macbook to Apple where they reinstalled the operating system. I mentioned to them that there are discussions on here about other users having their wifi killed after updating, specific to the late 2008 macbooks. The folks over at Apple clearly didn't like me telling them that. Anywho, they reinstalled the OS and it STILL doesn't work. They claim I need a new airport extreme? ***?
WHY? After I update my software and WIFI doesn't work, now I'm stuck? DID THE ENGINEERS IN CUPERTINO FORGOT TO TEST THE SOFTWARE UPDATE ON MACBOOK 2008 MODELS?
Why doesn't Apple have an official Facebook or Twitter? Oh right, so people like me can't publically complain?
Has anyone else brought their macbooks to Apple for this nonsense and actually had them fix it?

Hi all,
I have a fix!
just got off the phone with tier 2 apple tech support.
I have a mackbook 2008 and when I upgraded to 10.8.5 my wifi was completely broken.
Went through all of the typical reset PRAM, remove battery...etc.
Here is the fix:
Go to network prefs
remove the existing wifi configuration
select wifi
select the - (minus sign) at the bottom left of the window.
Select Shut Down from the Apple menu.
Restart the computer.
Open Network prefs and select the + (Plus sign) at the bottom left of the window
For me, WIfi connection was populated already.
Select Create
Go to the menu bar and you should now see all of your typical networks displayed.
Select your network.
Waallla! Sanity restored and your Macbook is back in action.
Have a great day!!

Late 2008 Macbook shut-down installation pop up

Lately when I shut down my late-2008 Macbook a pop-up asks "Continue the Installation?" and it gives me the option to "Abort" or "Yes". How do I find out what program this is for? The pop up does not give any information as to what program this is for.
I do not click any of the options, and the pop up quickly disappears and my Macbook continues to shut down without issue.
I just want to know how to find out which program is trying to be installed.

You will find out if you click on "Yes." Whatever it is it's for software you have decided to set for automatic update or you started an installation already but never finished it. Perhaps a firmware update or an OS X update, for example.

I did a factory reset on my late 2008 MacBook from a Snow Leopard disc. It installed fine, but as soon as I began to use the computer (safari) it froze. Couldn't even force quit. So I held down the power button to turn it off, and now it won't start up.

I did a factory reset on my late 2008 MacBook from a Snow Leopard disc. It installed fine, but as soon as I began to use the computer (safari) it froze. Couldn't even force quit. So I held down the power button to turn it off, and now it won't start up. It goes to the grey Apple screen and just sits there loud as can be. Help! Please keep in mind I've not done anything like this before and am going to need a little hand-holding. Thanks in advance.

Hi. Don't worry it's nothing serious. Insert the Instal Disc (Snow Leopard) and press the C button while turning on the computer. Once you see the desktop, go to Utility and choose Disk Utility. Select the Macintosh Partition on the left window pane and then click on Repair Disk and Repair Disk Permissions on the bottom right corner. Wait for both processes to finish. Click on the Apple icon (top left corner) and choose quit. Your computer should restart. See if it reboots normally. If not you can always reinstall the OS following the same steps. Good luck!

Hello. I recently pieced together a late 2008 MacBook Pro 15". Everything works fine except the battery constantly goes between "not charging" and "calculating" or, rarely "charging". It does charge after a long while and will report that it is charged.

Hello. I recently pieced together a late 2008 MacBook Pro 15". Everything works fine except the battery constantly goes between "not charging" and "calculating" or, rarely "charging". It does charge after a long while and will report that it is charged.
I have reset the NVRAM and the SMC a couple of time but that didn't work so I ran an Apple Hardware Test and while testing the logic board it gives the following error:
4SNS/1/40000000 LB1T
I've done some research and found this is a temperature sensor related to the battery, but cannot find where the sensor is located in the computer. Would you know how I can find the sensor to test it? Could my battery problem be related to something else? Would a fresh install of Lion help?
Thank you!
Mike
Two pieces of information that may or may not b helpful, the hard drive is from my early 2008 MBP and the only test disc I have access to is from an iMac.

Why do you have LION installed on that older machine?
So you say you built a macbook from a bucket of parts eh? Kudos
heres a pic of the battery temp sensor

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:)

Macbook Pro late 2008 17inch won't sleep or wake up

Recently I inset a SSD as a primary disk for the system and the original hard drive for storage. The system was upgraded to Marvericks 10.9.2. The computer is Macbook Pro 17 inches Late 2008 edition, A1229.
When I close the lid, the computer won't sleep. I tried to close lid under safe mode. It works fine. However, even if all the programs are closed, the computer won't sleep when the lid is closed. I tried to change the settings for power saver and bluetooth. It doesn't help.
There are so many people experiencing the same problem. I can't believe there is still no solution. PLEASE HELP.

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Renewing a Late 2008 MacBook Pro: hard drive and battery substitution

Hi all,
I am an happy user of a late 2008 MacBook pro.
However, with the passing of time, it became slow and the battery also deteriorate (it still quite OK, but it is not like at the beginning).
But let's start from the beginning: the hard drive
By googling for a while, I noticed that several people experienced very slow performance of their late 2008 MacBook Pro. That is also my case. Apparently, this is due to the hard disk which is dying, and then I considering to change it. However, I haven't found answers to these questions:
- Is it possible to mirror all the containt of the current disk to the new one?
- I only have the original installation disks of the first Leopard. I made all the updates through the network. Moreover, since it passed lot of time, I am afraid that some sector of the installation disks may be damaged. This means that I may fail in the installation of Mac Os X on the new hard drive. If I have to reinstall everything from scratch with the new hard drive and without installation disks, how should I do?
- If I go a Mac Reseller shop, will do they perform this operation? And how much does it costs to make it? Or I may also go to some generic computer reparation guy?
- Is it convenient to save all the data (movies, documents, pictures, emails, etc) somewhere (e.g. external HD) and then perform a completely new installation?
Next, let's consider the battery.
Here is a screenshot taken with iStat Pro:
Do you think it is worth changing it? From System Profile I have those other info:
Full charge capacity (mAh):          3386
       Current (mA):          846
       Voltage (mV):          12029
Condition:          Replace soon
What do you suggest to do then? How much does it cost a new battery? Actually, I think that also the processor performance deteriorate (it often becomes very hot, especially when watching Flash or Silverlight stuff), but, unfortunately I cannot change it.

Hi!
Thanks for all the answer. Please let me to resume this old and interesting discussion.
After having evaluated several solutions (including NAS, different ways of backup, etc) I bought an external firewire HDD, since I believe it nicely fits my necessities. Next, after these holidays, I will finally replace my old HDD with a SSD one. I think 120 GB are ok. I just need the apps and small-sized documents (rather LaTeX, Matlab, word, pages or excel documents, etc. - no movies or mp3 (I have Spotify, for that) ). Large files (e.g. movies, pictures, etc) may end up in external firewire HDD.
Now, let's consider the OS. I currently have 10.6.8 and I am very satisfied of that. I find it very stable, and all the apps I need are still well supported. On the other hand, given that there are like 5 years that I have the same installation, I may have a lot of obsolete files and setting that I can safely remove. This means that once I will have performed a backup of my documents, my email, my pictures etc. I can safely throw away all the rest. Hence, I may perform a brand-new installation of the OS. Although I am happy with 10.6.8, I was wondering if it is worth to upgrade it (I have a 2.53 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo - 4 GB 1067 Mhz DDR3 RAM) to Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavricks. In that case, which would be the real benefits? And what about the cons?
Finally consider that I only have the Leopard installation disks from 2008 (not even Snow Leopard) and I will bring my laptop to a techician to change the HDD (I know, it is simple but I don't have all the screws etc. and I will not buy them only for this purpose). Once he will have replaced the HDD, will he re-install the OS also? Or I have to reinstall the OS through my original DVD (5 years old, I don't even know if they still work) and upgrade to Snow Leopard again by myself? I would exclude the carbon copy solution since I may want to throw away a lot of garbage and perform a brand new instalation of the OS. How to proceed? Thanks again!

HT4718 I had a copy of Mountain Lion on my late 2008 MacBook Pro, having replaced Lion which it came with. But the drive,crashed, so I replaced the drive and reinstalled Lion from the original disks I had. How do I get another copy of Mountain Lion?

I had a copy of Mountain Lion on my late 2008 MacBook Pro, having replaced Lion which it came with. But the drive crashed, so I replaced the drive and reinstalled Lion from the original disks I had. How do I get another copy of Mountain Lion?

A 2008 Mac won't have originally shipped with Lion. You need to install 10.6.8 on the computer, log into the Mac App Store with the Apple ID you used to purchase Mountain Lion, click on the Purchases tab, and download it.
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Replacement hard drive for late 2008 Macbook Pro

I need to replace my drive in a late 2008 Macbook Pro 15". I can access the battery and what looks like the hard drive from the underside, if this helps. Would this be a good replacement choice?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136279
Finding exact specs for the drive has been tricky, or maybe I just need to have the physical size verified. What I know/have found is:
5400rpm       (would a 7200rpm improve performance, or am I limited by hardware?)
SATA II        (does this matter tese days?)
2.5" drive   (needs verification)
open drive? (do I need this or not?)
Any other options or advice? I'd like to spend a small amount since this is an older computer and won't be around a whole lot longer anyway. Thanks in advance!

The link you posted above is for a WD drive,....dont get it.   WD drives (some) have SMS sensor coflicts with Mac, and the consumer grade western digital HD are the worst you can buy.
Same as used by Apple below, best option, cheapest price.
best likewise replacement 1TB 9.5mm Toshiba
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I will need to clone the current drive before it fails; is there an article in this forum on that?
Easy, 3 clicks and sit back and let Superduper CLONE your HD.....about 40 mins average.
Superduper is free and most of the pros use it (or carbon copy cloner)
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html
See instruction and get software there<     very very easy to do

Late 2008 Macbook Pro doesn't boot after installing Mavericks

I have a late 2008 Macbook Pro, dual core 2.53 GHZ, 4 GB Ram (2x2).
I've been tearing my hair out trying to get this computer to boot up. Many things have been tried here. So here's the history.
Before starting this, I was running 10.6.8 on this computer.
First time I tried to install Mavericks, the installation failed, and when the computer went to restart, it just went in a loop, never really booting up, just getting the to gray screen with the apple symbol, spinning the wheel, and then going black again, restarting, and repeat. So, I took it into the Apple Genius Bar, and they diagnosed a bad battery. I replaced the battery, and had them do a clean restore back to 10.6.8.
I got it home, and tried to do an install again. This time, I downloaded the installer, and put in on an external firewire drive, and attempted to do a clean install of Mavericks. I ended up with the same boot failure problem.
I went back to the apple genius bar, and even though the diagnotics said my harddrive was fine, they said in the troubleshooting list, that the harddrive with the first thing they suspected. So, I replaced the harddrive. I did the Mavericks install again from an external HD, and for a moment, everything was great. It booted up into Mavericks. But, after my first restart, the problem was boot failure was back.
After reading a few articles, I tried booting in Safe mode. That worked. I also ran disk repair on the HD and it looked great. Still, it won't boot up out of Safe mode.
After being very frustrated, I tried just installing snow leopard from the dvd, but the install keeps failing.
Not sure what to do next.

Micajah10,
rather than a hard drive problem, you might have a faulty internal SATA cable. Do you have an external disk enclosure, or a SATA-to-USB or SATA-to-FireWire adapter? If you can boot from your hard drive without problems when it’s external, but it remains problematic internally, then that could point to the internal SATA cable as the culprit.

My late 2008 MacBook won't charge, is it the battery or could it be that I possibly damaged the connection spot on my laptop?

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