Mid-2009 trackpad won't click near the top... Battery swelling?

[KUguardgrl13]

My mid-2009 13" MBP is currently not in use with the flashing folder, but before it went dead I was getting the Service Battery warning with 75% capacity and just over 400 cycles. This is the original battery in use since late-June 2009.

Someone the haswell mega thread had posted about the same model getting the service battery warning and starting to swell after 6 months, so I clicked around my trackpad just to check it. Is it normal for the top half inch to not click down? I don't normal use that part, so I can't recall.

If it is swelling possibly, what should I do? I'm not inclined to replace the battery on a laptop that is potentially dead anyway. I need my SATA cable replaced and possibly a new logic board to correct the constant need to replace SATA cables. I've been keeping it plugged in so the battery doesn't just die while I can't use it. Is that a bad idea?

 

[Atomic Walrus]

My mid-2009 13" MBP is currently not in use with the flashing folder, but before it went dead I was getting the Service Battery warning with 75% capacity and just over 400 cycles. This is the original battery in use since late-June 2009.

Someone the haswell mega thread had posted about the same model getting the service battery warning and starting to swell after 6 months, so I clicked around my trackpad just to check it. Is it normal for the top half inch to not click down? I don't normal use that part, so I can't recall.

If it is swelling possibly, what should I do? I'm not inclined to replace the battery on a laptop that is potentially dead anyway. I need my SATA cable replaced and possibly a new logic board to correct the constant need to replace SATA cables. I've been keeping it plugged in so the battery doesn't just die while I can't use it. Is that a bad idea?

That's normal; I've never seen an MBP where the top 1/2" or so clicks. That's where the hinge is, so it's technically impossible for it to click there.

 

[KUguardgrl13]

That's normal; I've never seen an MBP where the top 1/2" or so clicks. That's where the hinge is, so it's technically impossible for it to click there.

Thanks! I was just having a panic moment that my dead laptop was going to explode and burn down my apartment building.

What signs should I look for with swelling? I've only had the warning for about 2 months.