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Battery and Keychain problems. (2 problems for the price of one!)
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<blockquote data-quote="CidonaBoy" data-source="post: 560701" data-attributes="member: 44968"><p>I've just been given a macbook that belonged to a family member, and been told "its not working, you are good with computers (PC's!) fix it". Having no idea how to do so, I reckoned I would take my chances here.</p><p></p><p>This macbook to my knowledge has spent most of its time plugged in, very rarely having to rely on the battery for a power source, a few minutes at most. It has for a while, been giving inaccurate readings about how charged the battery is (Running out of power while it claimed 40% battery life remained), however it has now stopped charging altogether, instantly going into standby the moment the power lead is disconnected. is this a case of inaccurate readings about how much life is really, or is the battery pretty much screwed? Even now, its giving completely off the wall readings, claiming 2% battery life one minute, 66% the next.</p><p></p><p>I reckoned my first step to fixing this would be try to update all the software on the computer, on the off-chance that it could be a firmware issue, only to find I don't have the password for the keychain. They claim that they have used the same password in everything (It works for the "Login" keychain) but every time I try to use it for any other keychain "Microsoft_Intermediate_Certificates" , "FileVaultMaster", "System", "X509Anchors" and "System" (A second one) it simply says my password is incorrect. Is there any way of finding that master password again, or should I be phoning apple? </p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for any responces I get. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CidonaBoy, post: 560701, member: 44968"] I've just been given a macbook that belonged to a family member, and been told "its not working, you are good with computers (PC's!) fix it". Having no idea how to do so, I reckoned I would take my chances here. This macbook to my knowledge has spent most of its time plugged in, very rarely having to rely on the battery for a power source, a few minutes at most. It has for a while, been giving inaccurate readings about how charged the battery is (Running out of power while it claimed 40% battery life remained), however it has now stopped charging altogether, instantly going into standby the moment the power lead is disconnected. is this a case of inaccurate readings about how much life is really, or is the battery pretty much screwed? Even now, its giving completely off the wall readings, claiming 2% battery life one minute, 66% the next. I reckoned my first step to fixing this would be try to update all the software on the computer, on the off-chance that it could be a firmware issue, only to find I don't have the password for the keychain. They claim that they have used the same password in everything (It works for the "Login" keychain) but every time I try to use it for any other keychain "Microsoft_Intermediate_Certificates" , "FileVaultMaster", "System", "X509Anchors" and "System" (A second one) it simply says my password is incorrect. Is there any way of finding that master password again, or should I be phoning apple? Thanks in advance for any responces I get. :) [/QUOTE]
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