50% power when no batt in

[dukebound85]

Is there a way to get around this? Surely the AC draws enough power to run the computer at full speed

My father's mbp has a bad batt and ideally, would just rather have it out but also do not want the performance hit

 

[Blondie :)]

Your post doesn't really make much sense with the way you worded it. But I think you said something along the lines of "can I run my MBP without the battery". To be honest, I don't know the answer, but I think you should probably leave it in, especially if it's not supposed to be removed by the user. If you meant something different, try to reword it. Thanks

 

[ntrigue]

Duplicate

 

[ntrigue]

The OP intends to say,

when I remove the battery and run my Macbook on AC power, the CPU clock speed is reduced to 50% of its capabilities. Is there any hack I can perform to fully utilize the CPU without the battery installed?"

No.

 

[miicah]

Which versions of mb does this effect?

I never noticed it when I ran without the battery.

 

[dukebound85]

well i know it does this on the core duo mbp's and mb's

 

[Blondie :)]

The OP intends to say,

No.

that makes a whole lot more sense. Thanks for clearing that up haha