So I'm reading a news article this morning and my 2011 MBP 2.0 i7 just powers off then begins trying to boot back up. 5 or so seconds into the boot up it powers down again. It does this cycle a few times before I force power down and start trying to troubleshoot.
End result is after much troubleshooting leading me nowhere, I brought it to work with me to mess with. Got to work, tried to turn it on off of battery and....nothing. Press the battery indicator button, nothing.
I did a PRAM and SMC reset and since then, all symptoms have changed and become clearer.
I get 5 LED flashes from the sleep indicator when I power on. I get 5 LED flashes from the battery indicator when I press that button. In OS X it says "Condition: Replace Now" for the battery.
All of these things point to a battery that has gone bad after only 3 charging cycles. For those interested, here are the battery details from System Information right now:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: D861121022FDGDLAH
Manufacturer: SMP
Device Name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0
PCB Lot Code: 0
Firmware Version: 406
Hardware Revision: 2
Cell Revision: 158
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 0
Fully Charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 0
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 3
Condition: Replace Now
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 10654
Before I spend $20 round trip to drop my laptop off at Apple Shibuya only to have to spend another $20 to pick it up later, is there anything else I could try before throwing in the towel and turning it in for warranty?
End result is after much troubleshooting leading me nowhere, I brought it to work with me to mess with. Got to work, tried to turn it on off of battery and....nothing. Press the battery indicator button, nothing.
I did a PRAM and SMC reset and since then, all symptoms have changed and become clearer.
I get 5 LED flashes from the sleep indicator when I power on. I get 5 LED flashes from the battery indicator when I press that button. In OS X it says "Condition: Replace Now" for the battery.
All of these things point to a battery that has gone bad after only 3 charging cycles. For those interested, here are the battery details from System Information right now:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: D861121022FDGDLAH
Manufacturer: SMP
Device Name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0
PCB Lot Code: 0
Firmware Version: 406
Hardware Revision: 2
Cell Revision: 158
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 0
Fully Charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 0
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 3
Condition: Replace Now
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 10654
Before I spend $20 round trip to drop my laptop off at Apple Shibuya only to have to spend another $20 to pick it up later, is there anything else I could try before throwing in the towel and turning it in for warranty?
