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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
New Battery not charging & NB random reboots
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<blockquote data-quote="pm-r" data-source="post: 1622872" data-attributes="member: 175845"><p>Good to hear, and it sounds like the Software Update may actually have fixed the problem.</p><p></p><p>If you want to keep tabs and more info on the battery, you might want to try using <strong>coconutBattery</strong> or similar utility if they will run in Yosemite.</p><p><a href="http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/19085/coconutbattery" target="_blank">coconutBattery for Mac | MacUpdate</a></p><p></p><p>PS: Nothing wrong with a lot of after market (non-Apple) MacBook batteries and I'm using one in my old mid-late 2007 MBPro and it works well. I picked it up from a Canadian seller in Quebec via amazon.ca for $58.00cdn landed. Sure beats Apple's price and it shows full capacity. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pm-r, post: 1622872, member: 175845"] Good to hear, and it sounds like the Software Update may actually have fixed the problem. If you want to keep tabs and more info on the battery, you might want to try using [B]coconutBattery[/B] or similar utility if they will run in Yosemite. [url=http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/19085/coconutbattery]coconutBattery for Mac | MacUpdate[/url] PS: Nothing wrong with a lot of after market (non-Apple) MacBook batteries and I'm using one in my old mid-late 2007 MBPro and it works well. I picked it up from a Canadian seller in Quebec via amazon.ca for $58.00cdn landed. Sure beats Apple's price and it shows full capacity. ;) [/QUOTE]
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