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MacBook Pro battery question

  • 12-09-2010 9:23pm
    #1
    noellinnane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭


    Trying to figure out if it's my battery or my charger which has f**ked up on me. So quick question:

    Should my MacBook pro run if I take the battery out and leave the charger plugged in?

    I ask because I'm getting the "Not Charging" indictator next to the battery icon. It's not charging.... It also cuts out after a couple of minutes. I tried resetting the SMC no difference.

    MacBook won't even start now so I can't give you any of the Info from system profiler. But it's not runnin on the power adaptor alone


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  • #2
    Carsinian Thau
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Carsinian Thau


    noellinnane wrote: »
    Should my MacBook pro run if I take the battery out and leave the charger plugged in?

    Yes, I believe it should.

    But that comes from practical experience with other laptops. My macbook battery cannot be removed so I'm not 100% certain on that. But I'm well over 95% certain. :D


  • #3
    noellinnane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭noellinnane


    Ok, I've left it plugged in for. Bout an hour and managed to grab the following from system profiler before it died again:

    System Overview
    MacbookPro 5,1
    SMC Ver: 1.33f8

    Battery Overview
    Charge remaining: 0
    Fully Charged: No
    Charging: No
    Full Charge Capacity: 4619
    Cycle Count: 451
    Condition: Normal
    Amperage: -1819
    Voltage: 9773

    AC Charger
    Connected: Yes
    Charging: No


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Did the battery drain by itself (because it wasn't charging), or did it die suddenly?


  • #5
    noellinnane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭noellinnane


    The battery drained by itself. I left in sleep mode over night it had 20% when I turned it on, plugged it in. I didn't notice the "Not charging" message until I got the pop up saying I was on reserve power.


  • #6
    Sad Professor
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    Sounds like the adapter is the problem.


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  • #7
    noellinnane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭noellinnane


    Bought a new adapter today, its charging now!! :D


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