New battery from Apple is now dead...
A little while back I had some trouble with the battery that came with my black MacBook. I attempted to calibrate the battery per the instructions posted by Apple. After my computer shut down due to low power, I let it sit for a few hours (Apple recommends "5 hours or more"). The calibration information can be found here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284
When I plugged in my battery charger, the light on the cable stayed green and did not turn orange, as it normally does when charging the battery. After booting my computer, I noticed a black "X" where my battery life icon normally resides in my menu bar. I tried resetting the PMU and NVRAM to no avail. I tried "re-seating" the battery and nothing. I called Apple and they sent me a new battery which arrived around 11/25/06.
This battery worked flawlessly for a while until today when I decided to calibrate it (hadn't calibrated it yet). I again let it drain and go into sleep mode on its own. I let it set for 5.5 hours after which the power cord was plugged in. The light on the cord stayed green and did not turn orange. When I booted up my computer there was 'again' a black "X" where my battery icon is. I again tried resetting the PMU and the NVRAM but again no luck. Is this normal behavior for a battery to die when drained too much or did I just happen to get two bad batteries? Prior to the calibration attempt, the battery worked like a charm. Has this happened to anyone else? Sorry, this is more of a vent than anything else but I'd be curious to hear other's expeirences with these batteries.
Cheers,
Chris
Has this happened to
anyone else? Sorry, this is more of a vent than
anything else but I'd be curious to hear other's
expeirences with these batteries.
Yes, this just happened to me. My daughter was watching a dvd on my MacBook and it put itself to sleep while she was watching. It then sat overnight. The next day I noticed that the MacBook came out of deep sleep when I restarted, but ever since then I have a large X and "No batteries available" showing in the menu bar. If I remove the powercord while the computer is on, it will shut off.
I've tried resetting the SMU and the NVRAM with no success.
This sounds to me more like a corrupted preference than a hardware failure. Reading similar threads about the problem seems to indicate that a new battery will solve the problem for awhile, but that it will soon come back. The charger light is coming on as a steady green and the computer works fine with the adapter, so I'm pretty confident that it's fine. That would leave either the battery, a software problem, or a deeper problem (many are suggesting a logic board.)
I dread having to call Apple tech support, as I know the rigamarole they'll put me through, treating me as a second class citizen because I haven't purchased Applecare and wanting me to take it to an Apple store, which is more 2-1/2 hours away.
BTW, this is happening with a battery that was carefully calibrated using Apple's specs, which seemed like a ridiculous PITA to begin with.
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