MacBook - Do I need a new battery?

Cupcakes · Cupcakes #1 (**permalink**)

08-09-2009, 09:47 PM

My two year old White Macbook wouldn't charge for about a day. It would charge on and off every thirty seconds, and it kept on dying. And then it died, and it won't charge. When I press the battery indicator on the bottom, none of the green lights appear. I took my battery out and put it back in, but it still didn't charge.

I looked online and it says a new battery is about $140. Do I just buy that and put it in my Macbook, or do I have to do something else? I don't have an Apple store anywhere near me (I live in this deserted mountain town!) and I don't have a warranty.

Thank you!

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #2 (**permalink**)

08-09-2009, 09:55 PM

Try resetting the SMC here and then calibrating the battery see here if that helps. Note the 2 hours with green light on.

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Cupcakes #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2008 Posts: 15 Mac Specs: "13 Macbook	08-09-2009, 09:47 PM My two year old White Macbook wouldn't charge for about a day. It would charge on and off every thirty seconds, and it kept on dying. And then it died, and it won't charge. When I press the battery indicator on the bottom, none of the green lights appear. I took my battery out and put it back in, but it still didn't charge. I looked online and it says a new battery is about $140. Do I just buy that and put it in my Macbook, or do I have to do something else? I don't have an Apple store anywhere near me (I live in this deserted mountain town!) and I don't have a warranty. Thank you!
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Collin Bl #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	08-09-2009, 09:55 PM Try resetting the SMC here and then calibrating the battery see here if that helps. Note the 2 hours with green light on.
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