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<blockquote data-quote="Derrick01" data-source="post: 1616597" data-attributes="member: 336695"><p>I have a Macbook 2008 white</p><p></p><p>The battery wont charge or even show up on it</p><p> </p><p>I have plugged the charger in and it fires up okay</p><p> </p><p>The battery is there, but it isnt showing up and its not charging</p><p> </p><p>I have 2 brand new batteries and its the same with both of them</p><p></p><p>It just shows an X on the battery icon</p><p> </p><p>I have been told that Macbooks are notoriuos for not charging or showing the battery</p><p> </p><p>I have tried restarting it several times</p><p> </p><p>Can anyone help me PLEASE</p><p> </p><p>It has OS X Lion 10.7.5, it is a 2008 model and I dont have any discs for it, all the OS were installed on it when I got it </p><p></p><p>If I cant get this Macbook to see and start from the battery I wont be taking it with me on my trip on Tuesday</p><p></p><p>Airport security will want me to start it up to prove its working and not an IED</p><p></p><p>I have tried everything I can find on the internet</p><p></p><p>Shut down</p><p></p><p>Remove the battery, remove the charger/power cable</p><p></p><p>Then press the start button for 5 seconds, then reconnect the power cable, insert battery, turn on</p><p></p><p>There is still a black cross in the battery icon and it just dont work on battery power alone</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Derrick01, post: 1616597, member: 336695"] I have a Macbook 2008 white The battery wont charge or even show up on it I have plugged the charger in and it fires up okay The battery is there, but it isnt showing up and its not charging I have 2 brand new batteries and its the same with both of them It just shows an X on the battery icon I have been told that Macbooks are notoriuos for not charging or showing the battery I have tried restarting it several times Can anyone help me PLEASE It has OS X Lion 10.7.5, it is a 2008 model and I dont have any discs for it, all the OS were installed on it when I got it If I cant get this Macbook to see and start from the battery I wont be taking it with me on my trip on Tuesday Airport security will want me to start it up to prove its working and not an IED I have tried everything I can find on the internet Shut down Remove the battery, remove the charger/power cable Then press the start button for 5 seconds, then reconnect the power cable, insert battery, turn on There is still a black cross in the battery icon and it just dont work on battery power alone [/QUOTE]
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