Macbook - 6 mo. old Macbook only charging intermittently

Fiwi · Fiwi #1 (**permalink**)

01-13-2007, 11:35 PM

The adapter light is green, but my battery icon is only showing 16%. Sometimes it seems to charge fine. But days like today I leave it plugged in all day and it doesn't show that it charged at all. Anyone else experience this?

cazabam · cazabam #2 (**permalink**)

01-14-2007, 06:50 AM

How long since you recalibrated your battery? The instructions are in the user manual if you haven't done it before. If that doesn't fix it, you might have a faulty battery?

INNOVA · INNOVA #3 (**permalink**)

01-14-2007, 10:47 AM

Bad DC jack? Wiggle it around and see if the light on the front flickers.

Fiwi · Fiwi #4 (**permalink**)

01-14-2007, 10:51 AM

I can't put my hands on my manual right now. Can you tell me how to do it? I was thinking it was a problem with the adapter. It's plugged in now and the light isn't even on.

cazabam · cazabam #5 (**permalink**)

01-14-2007, 11:54 AM

If it's plugged in and the light isn't on then it's the adapter. Mine did it too and they just swapped it in store.

Mactime · Mactime #6 (**permalink**)

01-14-2007, 07:47 PM

can someone please explain the battery recalibtion procedure?

thanks

Reel1 · Reel1 #7 (**permalink**)

01-14-2007, 08:05 PM

Here you go.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284

Mactime · Mactime #8 (**permalink**)

01-14-2007, 09:27 PM

thank u very much

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Fiwi #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 05, 2006 Posts: 44	01-13-2007, 11:35 PM The adapter light is green, but my battery icon is only showing 16%. Sometimes it seems to charge fine. But days like today I leave it plugged in all day and it doesn't show that it charged at all. Anyone else experience this?
	QUOTE Thanks

cazabam #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 1,153 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.0GHz White, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD	01-14-2007, 06:50 AM How long since you recalibrated your battery? The instructions are in the user manual if you haven't done it before. If that doesn't fix it, you might have a faulty battery?
	QUOTE Thanks

Fiwi #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 05, 2006 Posts: 44	01-14-2007, 10:51 AM I can't put my hands on my manual right now. Can you tell me how to do it? I was thinking it was a problem with the adapter. It's plugged in now and the light isn't even on.
	QUOTE Thanks

cazabam #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 1,153 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.0GHz White, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD	01-14-2007, 11:54 AM If it's plugged in and the light isn't on then it's the adapter. Mine did it too and they just swapped it in store.
	QUOTE Thanks

Mactime #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 27, 2006 Location: Vancouver BC, Canada Posts: 149 Mac Specs: White MacBook, Intel Core 2 Duo	01-14-2007, 07:47 PM can someone please explain the battery recalibtion procedure? thanks
	QUOTE Thanks

Reel1 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 29, 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 606 Mac Specs: 2.16 GHz Intel Imac Core 2 Duo//MacBook 1.83 Core 2 Duo//G5 Power Mac	01-14-2007, 08:05 PM Here you go. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284
	QUOTE Thanks

Mactime #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 27, 2006 Location: Vancouver BC, Canada Posts: 149 Mac Specs: White MacBook, Intel Core 2 Duo	01-14-2007, 09:27 PM thank u very much
	QUOTE Thanks

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