New battery still wont run

Just was given a Macbook by a friend. Macbook runs FINE when plugged in, but will not run with battery. Most obvious thought in MY mind was battery. Purchased brand new apple battery and installed and it STILL wont run on battery power . Tried that reset thing( removing battery and holding on button down 5 secs) that was posted and still no results. WHAT GIVES?

by the way, replacing the motherboard cost about $55 if u do it yourself, which i would rather buy a new one if thats the case.
and sorry that i didnt do a proof reading, of which lots of error in my post.

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5G video, Replaced new battery,still wont charge,here's what ive done

My english isnt very well, hope u understand most of it. If you are impatient with my story you could just scroll down to the bottom,
Ok, so, my 60gb 5g ipod video is about 2yrs old. The drain battery thing starts happening a year ago.
With a full charge(as the screen said), once it's unplug from power source, it dies within 1 mins. so, i bought a new battery on ebay(hang on dont say the battery is bad, keep reading) put it in. That slightly improved, with makes it play for about 2hrs with a full charge. Not long after the replacement of this new battery, the ipod starts draining,and die quick again.
I decided to give it one more chance, and got a more expensive battery from ebay again.
after i replaced the battery, plug it into charge, it already says fully charged. At first i thought maybe it comes charged. so i unplug it. but the battery meter reads low, with like maybe 5% left.
That's when i realize, the problem is not the battery but the ipod.
I've read hundreds and hundreds of thread online. doesn't really help. I did all those reset
, disk mode and restore. The ipod still thinks the battery is charged and wont let juice pass on to the battery. At last, I've found a 13.1.2.1 firmware, and downgraded it from a 1.3, and see how it goes. Sadly, nothing changed.
@@@@@@@@@@   IF you are impatient, JUST read this part @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
I took the NEW battery out, found a 3.7v charger, and charge it externally / manually.
put it back in, the battery meter( the one of right top corner, while unplug) reads a 80% charge)
so, this proves that the battery is 100% GOOD ! when i plug it in, the ipod still thinks the battery is charged and wont charge it.
Here's my conclusion. There's a problem with the motherboard/mainboard, either the chip that prohibits battery from over charging is out, or there is something wrong with the socket.
My solution(which I haven't done yet) is drill a hole on the back plate close the the battery location, Charge it from the outside, with wires directly connect to the battery(if u rip those plastic tape carefully, u would see the +/- connectors).
Cost: 3.7v charged, should be less than $15 or just find a unused cell phone charged.
       or just mod your ipod wall charged.
       Connectors between the wires to the battery and the external charger could be find it
      Wal-mart, Ace, and many other store. for Wal-Mart they are usually in the Auto  section. Should be around $5
So, the whole fix for mine is just $10, since i mod my own ipod charged. and the $5 tips at a auto shop for the guy that drill the hole for me.
This saves me $90 from buying a used 60gb ipod from ebay, and around $300-$400 from a new one at apple.
After all, I post this because i dislike the way apple treat their costumers, they simply wants you to buy a new one instead of helping you. I've read lots and lots of stories about how people are unhappy, upset and even angry with apple. I'm one of the millions.

by the way, replacing the motherboard cost about $55 if u do it yourself, which i would rather buy a new one if thats the case.
and sorry that i didnt do a proof reading, of which lots of error in my post.

I installed Captivate 6 on Mac OSX v 10.9.1 but it wont start. Ive updated it, but it still wont run

I installed Captivate 6 on Mac OSX v 10.9.1 but it wont start. Ive updated it, but it still wont run. Any ideas?

Hi, I'm using the version that came on the CD - 6.0
Here is what I have done so far:
1. Run the install disk
2. Activated the serial number - you can see that on my account
3. Installed the software.
I tried to run it, but when I do I get the follwoing message
4. I then tried to run the Adobe Application Manager and it crashed, here is a screen shot
5. I clicked the reopen button and it starts.
6. I downloaded the update, but it still wont run.
7. When I finally get the Application Manager to run again I get this message.
8. Then I retsarted my laptop.
8. I uninstalled the software, reinstalled it, did the updates again, restarted it and it still won't work.
Here is the info about my Mac
What should I do now?
Terry

Received new battery - Now MBP runs much hotter

My old battery had no poblems - MBP had no problem, now with new battery it is running much hotter and fans come on big time. Had no noise at all with first battery. Guess I'll call Apple and find out what's going on.

I'm trying out the new battery (normal use of MBP is with line current and external kvm). On battery power the CPU temp stays in the fifties -- much hotter when plugged in for some reason. Also, on battery, there is a new, faint but noticeable noise, not steady but about one-second bursts with a microsecond inbetween, so 50-60 Hz. I'm thinking of visiting a genius.
BREAKING NEWS: As the fuel gauge went down below 1:10 hr remaining, the menu bar icon shifted to "Calculating", with a red bar at the left end. System profiler shows all zeros in the Power submenu. Something is definitely amiss.

Laptop has a new battery but wont turn on without charging, but it charge in when check in statuss

Hello im having trouble with my laptop that is given to me its a little bit old at least a 2 year.Its a Hp pavilion dv6 i7 processor and running on Windows 7. But im having a problem i just got my new battery from Saudi and at first it runs fine but after wards whenever i open my laptop it wont turn on unless i plugged in the charger and when i open it and i check in the bottom right it says charging it it is in 70% ,Worst part is whenever i unplugg it turns off instantly... Also whenever i play minecraft a few minutes it shutdowns instantly i dont know but i just got this heat sync they call cleaned and repair a few days ago and it is not as hot as the past several days but that instant shutdown still occurs.. Please help me this laptop is so fast but that shutdown issues is im worried off. Thank you

BUMP , anyone ?

Replaced macbook pro battery still wont work.

Hi all,
I’ve been a long time reader but I haven’t been able to fix my issue and its been nearly 18 months, so I need your advice as to what to do.
One day I was using my laptop (Macbook Pro Unibody Mid 2009 model) and realised that my battery was losing battery but it was plugged into the AC. Eventually my battery died so I assumed my charger had short-circuited. I used a new charger, and although it turn on my fear worsened when I realised that even with a new charger that it still said no battery available. Also the sidelights, which indicate the status of my battery, will no longer flash at all and the light on my magsafe is always green. So up to this point, my charger stopped working, and what looked like my battery had stopped working. I tried everything to resettling my PRAM and SMU to removing the battery and holding down the power button then restoring the battery. Nothing. I then had no choice but to order a new battery, which cost me £70. To increase my problem, a new battery didn’t work. I don’t remember resetting any settings once I placed the new battery in. I am now selling the battery if anyone wants it when I realised it wasn’t the problem. So then I thought, maybe the magsafe connector is the problem. But like I said previously, my computer still works when plugged in to the AC so therefore it isn’t the charger or the battery as both had been replaced, and it can’t be the logic board as my computer has been working for the last 18 months. I then did an Apple hardware Test and it came back with the code for no battery detected, even with my new battery placed inside. So this must mean that the connection between my battery and my logic board is somehow damaged. Am I right? Does anyone have any insight into how I can fix this or any place in the UK, which can fix logic boards and wont just tell me to replace it? I have a perfectly working mac when it runs off AC, and although it runs on half its CPU usage because it can’t detect a battery I have since gotten round that. I need help, and I have no idea what to do. If anyone helps me get my mac up and running I will buy you a beer or cold beverage if I’m ever in your part of the world/country.
Regards,

See this discussion - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4135250?tstart=30 - a good number of notebook users saw a degradation in battery life after upgrading to Mountain Lion.
Clinton

New Battery Still not working

So about a week ago my laptop (a bit over a year old) randomly died. I found out through friends that it was the battery. When I plugged my laptop in, it would work, but took several tries to actually turn on. When it was on, the battery icon read 0%. Today I went to MicroCenter to buy a new battery. Now the icon does read that it is charging, but the power cord is on orange except for the initial moment when I turn the laptop on. Also, it won't turn on unless it is plugged in, which is a problem for me. Once turned on, it will stay on though. Help?

you can try reseting the SMC -> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?locale=en_US
Other than that, if you still have the old battery, bring both the old and new battery and your pwr adapter(along with your laptop) to an Apple Store or your local service provider : http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/service/
and have them run a battery/adapter test (I can't speak for apple, but most service providers will run this test for free)

Replaced Battery But NEW Battery still going dead fast

On May 28 2010, I put a NEW battery in my 2007 MacBook Pro3.1 and now this new NEW battery is not holding charge. I charge to 100% and leave off overnight (8 hrs), but still it only runs on battery for about 1.5 hrs before I have to plug in to recharge. Any suggestions? Here is the Power/battery info:
Model Information:
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0200
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 3331
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 5370
Health Information:
Cycle count: 24
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -1303
Voltage (mV): 11677
Thanks.

There is nothing in those numbers to suggest a problem. Did you make sure to calibrate your battery properly? When you say you leave it "off" overnight, are you leaving it plugged in or unplugging? There is no reason not to unplug it while it's sleeping or powered off.
Also, what are you doing while running on battery power? Dim the screen, turn off things like Bluetooth and Airport (if you can), avoid graphics-heavy activities like gaming and videos--these drain your battery much more quickly.
24 cycles is a fair amount for just one month, almost one a day. To make your battery last longer, use it less often and stay on AC power when it's available.

New battery still drains while not in use

A few months ago I noticed a battery performance issue on my 1 gen nano (quickly discharged, drained while not in use). I bought it the day they were available in stores (which was in 2005) so assumed I just needed to replace the battery. I installed a new battery and fully charged it with the ac adapter. However, I'm still having the same problem. After some troubleshooting, I found that it played for 5 hours on a continuous loop with no EQ and backscreen light off. The battery was fully drained. I again recharged in with the ac adapter to make sure the battery meter was recalibrated. After it was fully charged again I placed it on my desk and didn't use it. However after another 5 hours or so it was drained again. This is my second purchased battery so I doubt it's the battery. I have restored the nano numerous times. Any thoughts as why a new battery would drain while not in use? Could this be a hardware issue? Thanks in advance!!

You either have an alarm set in clock or calendar which is causing it to play while you think it is off or you have a logic board short. I'd bet on the latter. You can have it diagnosed at http://www.iresq.com for $9 or Google for other 3rd party repair sites.

ZenMicroPhoto 8gWouldn't hold charge.Got new battery.Still didn't wk.Now it's dead. =

Dearest Creative Gooroo; Here's my outcry..
My battery was not charging for some reason, so I bought a new one. I kept the mp3 off but charging (from the wall charger) until the new battery arri'ved. The new battery arri'ved and it still didn?t hold a charge. At one point you could see it read ?charging? then it stopped all together, now it'ss back to not holding a charge.. During the time it had a only a few depressing bars of life, I could only operate it ( mp3) while I was connected to my pc (yahoo music jukebox? or creative media source organizer via-usb) but as soon as I disconnected from ?life support? it would shut ?off automatically. Anyway, now it'ss completely dead. Nothing works on it and I?m missing my tunes badly. I can't figure out what to do. I gave up charging it back and forth between accessories and would very much love to just dissect it about now, BUT? I?m holding myself back! =)
Note: Both the battery and the wall charger are both creative.
Any advice will be <i>extremely</i> gratified.
Thanks my heroes!?
MEL

Hello there, and many thanks for your help "Kahuna",
Last few questions,
I bought the MP3 7/2006. Would it still?be under Creative?s one year warranty?If not, is there a place where I can buy this,?headphone / USB?board, part for my MP3? Or am I better off buying a new one? ?
A Million Thanks,
MEL
Message Edited by Ludy007 on 0-29-200708:40 AM
Message Edited by Ludy007 on 0-29-200708:40 AM

Got a new battery, STILL doesn't last long!

i got a new battery 3 days ago from the mac store because my old one lasted only 30 minutes. i charged it up fully, and then let it run down all the way, and i only get about 2:22 battery life now. when i was letting the battery drain, i had at least 3 or more hours of battery life. apple advertises 5 hours of life...is this normal for a brand new battery?

I get around 4 hours with fairly minimal activity (web surfing, listening to iTunes, nothing too major in Aperture, etc.), with about half to 3/4 screen brightness. I definitely notice that the time left estimates will drop when Aperture is crunching on something (like making previews and thumbnails out of newly imported images), or the optical drive is spun up. I'm curious to see how long it'll last with a DVD movie in the drive, since I'll be on a plane here next week and would like to watch a movie.
Anyway, it's certainly better than the crappy Sony battery it came with, which was only at 33% health and gave me about an hour and a half of battery life before dying. Apple sent me a new battery which was made by SMP and it works much better.

Brand New Battery still doesnt charge just show X and i have reset smc still doesnt work

Brand new battery for apple still does not work have reset smc many times still shows X in the battery and when it says its charge the battery icon says 0% I KNOW ITS NOT THE BATTERY BECAUSE I HAVE PUT IT IN A ANOTHER COMPUTER AND IT WORKED FINE
ANY IDEAS??????

You may have a problem with the logic board. I had the same issue on a MacBook Pro and had to get the logic board replaced.

New battery & still won't hold a charge

Hi All:
I have a 6th Gen 120GB silver Classic. A few weeks ago the battery started to totally drain in a few hours' time. I had a new battery installed a few days ago, with no change.
I've done a few soft resets to no effect. The tech who replaced the battery says it could be the charging port, but it stays charged while connected to my machine or through the wall charger, so I doubt that's the culprit. I'm starting to think my only recourse is a restore, which is something I want to avoid if at all possible--I have everything backed up, but it's still going to take me a few weeks to reload my library
So, has anyone had this problem, and how did you solve it?
Thanks in advance!!

Presumably, there is a warranty on the new battery. Perhaps you should talk again to whoever changed it.

New Battery // Still doesnt work.

A few weeks ago I noticed I my battery only had around an hour of battery life when unplugged. I read around the internet and got a new battery-- I had had that battery for around 3 years and figured it was dying. No big deal. Got a new one
the problem is with this new battery, when fully charged, still only gets 50 minutes of battery life.
Whats the deal? I recalibrated the battery (letting it die, then recharging it after 5 hours)
What gives? I'm going to need more than 50 minutes of battery life.

I have just ordered and received a new battery from the UK Apple store for a Macbook pro (2006).
Straight from the box, I get one hour max out of the new battery despite a 99% charge (5546). The old battery that it replaced could do the same on approx 50% charge. The silver lining is that the MBP now doesnt shutdown without warning. Good deal/bad deal - you choose!!
There seems to be generic problems with Apple replacement batteries for MBPs, which given the history, is something that Apple might be expected to have sorted after 3 years for the MBP.

New Battery Still Does Not Register

I put a new battery in my unibody Macbook this afternoon and it still is not registering for more than a few Usually it will show up under System Profiler for less than ten minutes, the magsafe adapter will go from orange to green, and the battery stops showing up as connected. Here's what the profiler says
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: XXXX-YYYY-0-0
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 0
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 0
Health Information:
Cycle count: 0
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 0
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 30
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): 2
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.
Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? Thanks!

Try resetting the SMC: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411

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