MacBook - not turning on without being plugged in

[kyakabi]

Alright, so I have a MacBook possibly 4th gen? (bought it in fall of 2007) Anyways, recently my MacBook has not been turning on without being plugged in. In the top bar where the battery is it has the battery with a plug and says "(Not Charging)". Every once in a while (maybe 1 of 50 times) it will have an x in the battery. Sorry for my ignorance, but could anyone possibly help me with this problem? I would take it to a mac store but the nearest one is 5 hours away and I am without a car at the current moment. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I either need to find out how much it would be to fix and how to fix it or where to go to fix it, or maybe someone could advice on a price I could sell it for (other than this problem perfectly good condition 2.16GHz, 2gb ram, 185gb hd, os 10.5.8.).

Thank you in advance.

 

[ingallsra]

It sounds like you probably need a new battery.

 

[alexsd123]

Click the Apple in the top left corner of your screen.

Click on About This Mac.

Click on More Info...

Click on Power.

Copy and paste the charge information and the health information into a new post here.

This will tell us if your battery is dead or not. =D

 

[Collin Bl]

For a start do this and see if there is any difference.

 

[kyakabi]

Collin Bl- I tried resetting my SMC no help, any other suggestions?

Click the Apple in the top left corner of your screen.

Click on About This Mac.

Click on More Info...

Click on Power.

Copy and paste the charge information and the health information into a new post here.

This will tell us if your battery is dead or not. =D

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Serial Number: DP-ASMB016-374d-3781
Manufacturer: DP
Device name: ASMB016
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 102a
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0102
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 0
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 0
Health Information:
Cycle count: 333
Condition: Check Battery
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 44
Voltage (mV): 4162

System Power Settings:

AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes

Hardware Configuration:

UPS Installed: No

AC Charger Information:

Connected: Yes
Charging: No

 

[ingallsra]

Hmmm...I think the problem lies with either the battery or the charger based on what you just posted.

 

[kyakabi]

I have 2 room mates who also have mac's and I have tried their chargers still no result, so maybe its the battery? How much do battery's usually run for?

 

[Collin Bl]

Looking at those figures my preferred option would be to take it to a Certified Apple Repairer to check the charging issue. There were some issues with earlier units not recognising the batteries so u might want to google that.

 

[MYmacROX]

Looking at those figures my preferred option would be to take it to a Certified Apple Repairer to check the charging issue. There were some issues with earlier units not recognising the batteries so u might want to google that.

Ehh, maybe...
But based on the age of his MB, it's time for a new battery. (assuming it's the original battery that came with the MB)

The Apple store online has new batteries for various notebooks. Check it out to see if they carry yours and how much.

 

[roffir]

I assume you don't have apple care?? I thinks its a bad battery I have already replaced two of my batteries both had around the same stats as yours does.