Temporary fix of MBP keyboard sleepiness

For you guys who has problem with first letter missing while using build in keyboard, and elected to wait till Apple comes out with some permanent solution. I first suggested it on another thread, but it is now buried in 32 pages of complains. Underlying idea is to reduce power consumption of internal USB bus. May be idea is wrong but it's simple and improved keyboard performance for me.
1. Uncheck "Illuminate keyboard in low light conditions" (not just F key adjustment)
2. Reset power management http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319
3. Reboot
In addition I turned off Bluetooth and currently looking for a way how to turn off IR receiver. This solution is NOT permanent or 100% foolproof. It suspect it wouldn't work for everyone. Let us know if it works or not.
Alexander

Thank you rfeynol.
Here is my final solution to this nonsense in my case. I open up MBP's top case http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Manuals/15-inch-macbook-pro-manual.pdf and placed black electric tape on light sensors completely blocking them to light exposure. The only missing function is autopilot. F8 key works just fine and I can turn lights on whenever I want, even on bright sun. Keyboard works fine most of the time. I would say, if mistyping happened on this level to begin with, I wouldn't notice. I'll RIP now waiting for Apple's permanent solution.
I have an open ticket for repair at local Genius Bar. I was there twice and couldn't show them a single missing keystroke. The only differences I could figure out are car ride (motion sensor?), stable lighting environment (light sensors?) and different Airport network with plenty BT and IR devices around ( microwave or remote controls causing this?). I am clueless, geniuses at the Bar are clueless. I elected to skip repair for now. Am I right?
Good luck to you all.
Alexander.

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Hi everyone, I'm an owner of Macbook Pro Early 2011.
MTLion 10.8.2
I have been having a problem with "No battery available" or"X" signed on the battery recently.
If you want to know how i temporary fix it just skip to the ->(TEMPORARY FIX) section.
The situation is, if i use the Macbook without connecting to the magsafe sometimes the Macbook will suddenly turn itself off and will nerver turn on again without the magsafe adapter. When the Macbook is on with magsafe, the battery will show X signed and says no battery available and the Macbook will become really slow. Also when I press the battery indicator at the left side of the Macbook it will just beep for few times as if there were actually no battery inside.
I have gone through a lot of topics about this issue and have been trying almost every possible solutions, the best one so far is resetting the SMC.
The issue here is My Macbook Pro Early 2011 is considered as A battery that I should not remove on my own,,fine I followed the instructions
Note: Portable computers that have a battery you should not remove on your own include MacBook Pro (Early 2009) and later, all models of MacBook Air, and MacBook (Late 2009).
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.
But then It's still the same "X" no battery available.
->(TEMPORARY FIX)
I was in a rush so finally I decided to follow the instructions for the removeable Macbook battery models.
Resetting the SMC on Mac portables with a battery you can remove
Note: Learn about removing the battery on MacBook and MacBook Pro.
Shut down the computer.
Disconnect the MagSafe power adapter from the computer, if it's connected.
Remove the battery.
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
Release the power button.
Reconnect the battery and MagSafe power adapter.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
But for me, I have to take the bottom aluminum case out manually. I unplugged the battery cable and did the 5 seconds and replugged it in.
After that the Macbook became normal. I was so happy when i fixed it for the first time.
Now the thing is after the first fixed around one week it happened to me again the "X" problem. So I fixed it again by opening the case, replugged the battery, done.
After that this symptom keeps on coming more frequently, eventually one "fix" can last for only 2days and it will happen to me again.
What should i do now? Any advice?
The apple store is quite far from where i live so I'm posting here first may be someone will come up with a better suggestion.
Btw, the battery had already been replaced 2 months ago.
I have to replace it because the first battery blown up when I plugged the magsafe to the Macbook.
Right now I'm worrying, Is it something about Battery Sensor?
I bought my Macbook Pro from Saudi Arabia but currently I'm using it in China.
Here is the current info when the problem occurs from About;
Battery Information:
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh):          0
Fully Charged:          No
Charging:          No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh):          0
Health Information:
Cycle Count:          0
Battery Installed:          No
Amperage (mA):          0
Voltage (mV):          0
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):          180
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Wake on AC Change:          No
Wake on Clamshell Open:          Yes
Wake on LAN:          Yes
Current Power Source:          Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:          Yes
GPUSwitch:          2
PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep:          0
Standby Delay:          4200
Standby Enabled:          0
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):          60
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Wake on AC Change:          No
Wake on Clamshell Open:          Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:          Yes
GPUSwitch:          2
Reduce Brightness:          Yes
Standby Delay:          4200
Standby Enabled:          0
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed:          No
AC Charger Information:
Connected:          Yes
ID:          0x0100
Wattage (W):          85
Revision:          0x0000
Family:          0x0085
Serial Number:          0x0004cbc8
Charging:          No
Thank you,
Marcus

Hi Marcus111,
QUESTION:
I would like you to ask, by "they replaced the battery connector port" you mean they replaced the MagSafe DC-In board (see the picture, the device in the right hand http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/UnXMVB6e4eFgkwFY.huge) or simply said the part between the logic board and the MagSafe connector with the LED indicator, right?
MY SYMPTOMS:
I have very similar symptoms with the same MBP 13'' unibody early 2011 model. In Addition to what you mentioned, I am only able to use external (bluetooth) keyboard and mouse since the built-in keyboard does not work very well (just in the rEFInd menu, but very slowly). Moreover, I am only able to start the system when the trackpad is disconnected from the LogicBoard. The system runs very slowly by default, but if I do a little trick -- the SMC reset during which I disconnect the MagSafe, reconnect, with 5 second intervals among the steps, the system starts and runs pretty fast. The problem is that if I do it as described, the battery is not recognized in the OS X. On the top of that, as the trackpad is disconnected and keyboard does not work well I can only use external bluetooth keyboard and mouse (or USB). When the trackpad is connected, the fan starts turning but the MacBook does not start at all...just the white diode is blinking and the hardrive starts and stops spinning over and over again (like if there were not enough power).
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XanthiX

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I have TOSHIBA Sattelite L300. I have same problem. I installed SpeedFan to monitor CPU temp. I found something CRAZY about toshiba conception on temp. regulation!!! The fan stops when temperature of CPU goes under 30 degrees !!!!!!!! UN BELIEVABLE!!! It's very hard to be done... I can achieve this VERY HARD! In the room temp is 20 degr., outside is 10 deg. the laptop is on the table... cpu usage 1-2% !!!! Fan goes on AND NEVER STOPS, temp of cpu stays constantly at 35 deg. I pickup the laptop in air, or put a remote control of TV under front side, and miracle!!!! after a few minutes the temp goes to 29 deg and fan stops (of course if you standby and resume, fan stops too). But not for long... the temp. of cpu starts growing. first the temp grows fast, then it almost stops growing about 45 deg. and you say wow super! But than suddenly fan start (about 45 deg.) if it didn't start... the cpu temp wouldn't rise above 55 deg.
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Thanks for the link, RK... lots to absorb, and hopefully some of those might be applicable in other applications. Perhaps it really comes down to which software programs I'm using, and what the developers of those programs created as shortcut commands, since it seems that some don't handle the same keyboard combinations the same way as other programs...
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End: fn-right arrow
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"For spreadsheets, Windows lets me take a formula in 1 cell, ctrl-c to copy it, then shift-end-down and ctrl-v to paste that new formula to the end of the existing column."
(Enter and confirm the formula in the initial cell if it's not already there.)
Select the initial cell.
Scroll to the bottom row using the thumb on the vertical scroll bar.
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Go Insert > Fill> Fill Down.
OR
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Copy (command-C)
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Numbers design model favors documents containing several small single purpose tables, not large ones. The maximum size of an individual table is 255 columns by 65355 rows. In practical terms, then limits are much smaller in terms of deteriorating performance speed.
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