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King Luis

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Jul 3, 2008
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so just recently my first problem has occured with my macbook.

with the battery fully charged and the power connected, my macbook goes from showing the battery charged to a battery icon with a X in it as not connected in black.
i got about 110 cycles on the battery. the indicators on the battery show fully charged.

any ideas? i got a trip in 2 weeks where i'll need my laptop to transfer pictures.
 

King Luis

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Jul 3, 2008
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bump....i tried the SMC reset and the battery seemed fine last night but this morning, it's powered off. now i don't know if the battery just ran out or if it cut out and showed disconnected.
 

King Luis

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Jul 3, 2008
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craptastic. i hope its just the battery. my protection plan is up in february....maybe i can go today and get it looked at.
 

Skeletal-dæmon

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Apr 27, 2008
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Oh dear. Dad's iBook did this and unfortunately for him it was the logic board.

I hope that its just your battery mate, good luck getting it checked!
 

eman

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Nov 5, 2007
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In the great white north
Do you have the battery software update from Apple.
Can you swap out your macbook battery with another macbook battery from a friend etc.. to test if the battery is the problem. The battery connector could also be bad.
 

King Luis

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Jul 3, 2008
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Protection plan on just the battery?

isn't the battery covered under the whole laptop?

Do you have the battery software update from Apple.
Can you swap out your macbook battery with another macbook battery from a friend etc.. to test if the battery is the problem. The battery connector could also be bad.

no other battery i can test with.
i completely drained the battery last night and charging it now.
lets hope it gets fixed by a good cycle.
 

King Luis

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so after completely draining the battery then doing a full recharge, it seems to be working fine now.

Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 4688
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4703
Health Information:
Cycle count: 109
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -1607
Voltage (mV): 12316

thanks for the help guys.
 
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