Won't turn on unless the charger is plugged in

I was closing my MacBook the other night, but instead of going to sleep it just shut down (front light turned off.) I thought that the battery was dead, so I charged it over night. The next morning, with a fully charged battery, it still wouldn't start unless the power adapter was plugged in. When I push the power button, the light turns on for a second, but then it just shuts down again. The battery says that it is fully charged. I reset the SMC, but it didn't do anything. I've only had the computer for three days. What's up???
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2 gb factory installed

hey
i had a similar thing with my battery
I just did what apple told me to:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319
and now it seems to be recharging, try it out
ps does anyone know that if you do request a new battery from apple, do they just send it to you or do you have to send your old on in first?

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