My new macbook's battery is not charging.

I bought my macbook last April 9, 2011 and after one day I experienced my macbook not charging when I plug it in. I only plug it in when it says that I am running on reserve battery power. I went to a Power Mac Center and they said that I should only be concerned if it happens again. After one week, my macbook was fine until last week it started behaving like this again. My one week warranty is out and I've been trying to reset the SMC over and over again but it continues to happen. Does my unit need replacing or something? Or is there a permanent fix for this?

Forgive me but I have to ask, your MacBook has an integrated battery correct? Is this exactly how you reset the SMC?
Newer Mac portables with a battery you don't remove
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.
Try resetting the pram also, don't know if it'll help but it won't hurt.
Resetting NVRAM / PRAM
Shut down your Mac.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.

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Either the power brick is damaged, or the charging circuit is on the blink, or both. Either way, a trip to the Apple Store or the Apple Authorized Service Provider is in order, as this ain't no bargain basement toy.
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Hi guys!
I have a 19 months macbook pro. I've tried using 2 different AC adapter but my mac's battery is still at 0% and the status says "Battery is not charging". I think my battery is dead but the LED battery indicator on my battery shows 5 lights, means its at full power.
I've tried to disconnect the AC cable and remove the battery, then press the power button for 10 sec but nothing change when i start my mac again...i also tried to reset my PRAM ( i think ) by holding a cmdopt+PR while rebooting but it didn't help to solve the problem too. I also have the battery update 1.2 installed on my mac and the results is still the same.
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Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-ASMB014-3658-b12
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB014
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0102
Hardware Revision: 0202
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 0
Fully charged: Yes
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Full charge capacity (mAh): 0
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Battery Installed: Yes
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Voltage (mV): 12528
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Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
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Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
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Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
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Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
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Hello,
I am having some strange battery behavior. I bought a FastMac TruePower Battery that is supposed to have extended capacity. Now when the battery dies, i plug in my MagSafe to charge it and it immediately says 'not charging', but then begins to charge. It either continues to charge and gets stuck at 80% or so and reads "calculating" in the menu bar, or just jumps between 'charging' and 'not charging'. The symptoms are very strange, and FastMac already sent this battery back saying it passes all of their tests. I do not want to send it back again because they charged me to send it back to myself even though it still does not work as advertised. I have my original Macbook Pro Apple battery which still charges fine, so i assume it is a problem with the battery based on a simple process of elimination.
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Serial Number: BIT-ASMB012-***-* <Edited by Moderator>
Manufacturer: BIT
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Pack Lot Code: 012d
PCB Lot Code: 050d
Firmware Version: 647e
Hardware Revision: 2700
Cell Revision: 0000
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Fully charged: No
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Full charge capacity (mAh): 5029
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Hi,
This question may have been answered but I couldn't find any information about problems with the same symptoms as my own. My 2010 MacbookPro battery is not charging but the green light on the adaptor is green when plugged in. Laptop will die if power adaptor is removed. Have attempted SMC restart but still receiving following information.
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I have a mid 2010 15" Macbook pro with Lion installed.
I was running off battery, and I went to plug in a firewire cable, not plugged into anything, and when I inserted it, the computer shut off.
The computer would not turn on again without being plugged into the AC adaptor. The magsafe charger shows green, but the computer says not charging. The battery is showing 57%, but the indicator lights will only light up when AC charger is connected..
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Manufacturer:          SMP
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Pack Lot Code:          0
PCB Lot Code:          0
Firmware Version:          201
Hardware Revision:          000a
Cell Revision:          157
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Fully Charged:          No
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Full Charge Capacity (mAh):          5956
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Display Sleep Uses Dim:          Yes
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