Hello everyone,
So I left my Macbook on by mistake for a period of days. I knew it had no charge so I plugged it in, but now instead of the light turning orange, it stays green and doesn't charge at all. The status on the battery says that I must replace it now.
Up until yesterday, my battery has been very good, I bought it in 2007, and it has gone through ~550 charge cycles. I was also under the impression that letting it lose its charge completely and then charging it back up was actually necessary for maintenance. Also, the computer does recognize that the battery is connected.
So do I have any hope of getting the battery to work again? I did some research and saw that I could reset the SMC, but I think that only applies to batteries that aren't recognized by the computer. If I have no hope does anyone know of a place to buy a battery that is cheaper than the $130 that apple offers?
Thanks everyone,
Dave
So I left my Macbook on by mistake for a period of days. I knew it had no charge so I plugged it in, but now instead of the light turning orange, it stays green and doesn't charge at all. The status on the battery says that I must replace it now.
Up until yesterday, my battery has been very good, I bought it in 2007, and it has gone through ~550 charge cycles. I was also under the impression that letting it lose its charge completely and then charging it back up was actually necessary for maintenance. Also, the computer does recognize that the battery is connected.
So do I have any hope of getting the battery to work again? I did some research and saw that I could reset the SMC, but I think that only applies to batteries that aren't recognized by the computer. If I have no hope does anyone know of a place to buy a battery that is cheaper than the $130 that apple offers?
Thanks everyone,
Dave