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Mac not charging properly

  • 02-02-2012 1:14pm
    #1
    domrush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭


    Hi
    My 13" white Macbook (2010) doesn't charge when its turned on at the same time , i.e it says "not charging" beside the battery symbol. It charges fine when it's turned off and plugged in but can't get it to charge when it's on. Also if i move the charger plug (the side that goes into the laptop) just a little bit it stops charging too. It's not a mjor problem but it's inconvenient :o
    Tried lowering the brightness ,turning off bluetooth and turning off airport express but no luck. Any ideas?


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  • #2
    Liameter
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Liameter


    Maybe you are using the wrong charger.
    What's the fault history?


  • #3
    Benny Cake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,144 ✭✭✭Benny Cake


    domrush wrote: »
    Hi
    My 13" white Macbook (2010) doesn't charge when its turned on at the same time , i.e it says "not charging" beside the battery symbol. It charges fine when it's turned off and plugged in but can't get it to charge when it's on. Also if i move the charger plug (the side that goes into the laptop) just a little bit it stops charging too. It's not a mjor problem but it's inconvenient :o
    Tried lowering the brightness ,turning off bluetooth and turning off airport express but no luck. Any ideas?

    If possible, borrow a charger and see if that sorts the problem. In my experience, it generally tends to be the charger at fault & not the laptop/battery.


  • #4
    440Hz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,424 ✭✭✭440Hz


    Same thing happened to me recently. I tried a new charger and it solved the issue. Turns out one of the pins in the charger was slightly bent and only connecting intermittently. Pain. €80 for a new charger :/


  • #5
    hideous ape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭hideous ape


    You might just need to reset the SMC and for good housekeeping zap the PRAM. Its the SMC that controls anything battery or power related and sometimes needs a reset after a year or two of charging/discharging the battery. The PRAM doesn't have anything to do with power management but still it too most likely needs a reset after a year or two. Its not something you should need to do very often if at all but once a year does no harm:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

    Also check the port on your Mac and the connector on the charger to see if its a bit grimey, often charge issues are caused by dirt build up on the port/connector itself which prevents a clean connection.


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