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Day old MacBook Pro "Not Charging"

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melissdahl

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May 30, 2009
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I'm going to try to explain this as best as I can...

I just got my 15" macbook pro yesterday from the online store, and everything was working fine, until this morning.

When I plug in my wall charger to my mac, it says "Not Charging" next to the battery. It appears as if it is charging (the light on the cord is orange). There is the "lightning bolt" in the battery indicator on the screen, but not the "fork" shape. (If that makes any sense).

When the charger is plugged in, it says the time remaining on my battery is 0:19 and when I unplug it, it reads 7:47, which I know is almost a full battery.

I called apple this morning, and they referred me to an authorized apple dealer in my area (the closest apple store is 2 hours away).

Weird thing is, my 13" MacBook that I have had for a year also started doing the same thing, just this morning. I have tried multiple outlets as well as both wall chargers and the charger from the LED display I recently purchased and nothing seems to change.

I took both computers there and an apple technician won't be in until Monday, so I left my 13" and am going back on Monday with my pro.

The time remaining on my battery is also constantly changing (It has gone from 0:19 to 0:20 to 0:16 to 0:17 just in the time I have been typing this.

I'm hoping someone can help! :(
 
Take it back. It is a faulty machine bought less than 48 hours ago. Take it back. I don't care what the suggestions are that may fix it...it is faulty today.
 
MacModMachine said:
sounds like a fire waiting to happen....

apple store time
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i wish i had one i could go to. time to give my friends a call who work there.. 2 hours away :(


however it is showing the charging symbol now? the little cord fork thing
 
melissdahl said:
i wish i had one i could go to. time to give my friends a call who work there.. 2 hours away :(


however it is showing the charging symbol now? the little cord fork thing
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i would leave it unplugged and let the battery drain to nothing , then reset the SMC and let it recharge.

that should clear up any issue with charging unless somthing is faulty.
 
celticpride678 said:
Have you tried resetting the SMC (System Management Controller)?
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yup, I did both that and what someone above said to do. I think/HOPE one of these fixed the problem.... it now says my battery is charged when I right click and my cord is lighting up green! I'm still going to have the apple technician look at it on monday, just for my peace of mind.
 
melissdahl said:
yup, I did both that and what someone above said to do. I think/HOPE one of these fixed the problem.... it now says my battery is charged when I right click and my cord is lighting up green! I'm still going to have the apple technician look at it on monday, just for my peace of mind.
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I think you're fine now. Resetting the PRAM usually does the trick. Sometimes memory gets stuck and resetting the PRAM releases it. Worst case is to reset the SMC. Since the PRAM reset worked you should be good to go, don't panic, these things happen, that's what resetting PRAM and SMC are in place for.
 
I had a similar issue with my Late 2008 MacBook, but the light on the MagSafe just did not work. All I did was, reset the PRAM and SMC, and viola, everything was back to normal and have not had an issue with that ever since.
 
When you have the charger plugged in, the time indicated is not the battery time remaining, but the time until the battery is fully charged. Not charging just means that your battery is almost full, and it's not going to charge it because it's detrimental to the battery to keep charging it if it's >= 95% charged already. I don't think there is anything wrong with your Mac.

There is nothing wrong with this:
 

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Bill Gates said:
When you have the charger plugged in, the time indicated is not the battery time remaining, but the time until the battery is fully charged. Not charging just means that your battery is almost full, and it's not going to charge it because it's detrimental to the battery to keep charging it if it's >= 95% charged already. I don't think there is anything wrong with your Mac.

There is nothing wrong with this:
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Ahh Bill...

You beat me to it. :p
 
kryptonianjorel said:
Because you started charging it when it was under 95% capacity??
The computer isn't going to constantly top off your battery because some of the power leaks out, that is harmful to the battery.
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Ah, there we go. I usually charge the battery until 90% and then let it die until 5% and do it all over again. Thanks for the help.
 
Bill Gates said:
When you have the charger plugged in, the time indicated is not the battery time remaining, but the time until the battery is fully charged. Not charging just means that your battery is almost full, and it's not going to charge it because it's detrimental to the battery to keep charging it if it's >= 95% charged already. I don't think there is anything wrong with your Mac.

There is nothing wrong with this:
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thank you for this!! That makes complete sense now. I'm a worrier!
 
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