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Anthony Curcio

Q: Battery Not Charging

Hi. I got the replacement battery based on the program for the Macbook Pro that Apple announced. Now after one week, the battery has run out and the battery will not charge with the power adapter. Anybody else notice this problem?

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Aug 7, 2006 3:34 PM

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  • by iVmichael,Solvedanswer

    iVmichael iVmichael Aug 7, 2006 5:15 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
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    Aug 7, 2006 5:15 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
    Did you reset the PMU (power management unit) and re-calibrate the new battery ?
  • by Anthony Curcio,

    Anthony Curcio Anthony Curcio Aug 7, 2006 6:31 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
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    Aug 7, 2006 6:31 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
    No I haven't. Sorry, I don't know how to reset the pmu. Can you advise me?Thanks.
  • by zclimin,

    zclimin zclimin Aug 15, 2006 8:38 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
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    Aug 15, 2006 8:38 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
    I am having a similar, albeit not exact program. I shut down my comptuer last night, tonight when i got home, it was real hot and apparently ahd still been on. At first it wouldn't start up and I had to press power button a couple times. I plugged in teh adapter but it has been stuck at 97% charged for over an hour now. I literally just got this thing two days ago - no reason why the battery should not go to 100% - any ideas???
  • by homertime33,Helpful

    homertime33 homertime33 Aug 15, 2006 9:16 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
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    Aug 15, 2006 9:16 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
    Reset the PMU:

    Shut down computer

    unplug power

    Remove Battery

    Press the ON button for 10 seconds with the battery out, and the cord disconnected.

    Replace battery

    Replace cord

    Turn on computer - PMU reset.

    Charge the battery (if it will) to full, then run down to 0 again, and full again, and your battery should be optimized


    If it doesn't fix after the PMU reset, bring it in!!!!
  • by Paloma,

    Paloma Paloma Sep 16, 2006 5:43 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
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    Sep 16, 2006 5:43 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
    Yes, I am having the exact same problem. I got the replacement battery about a week ago, everything worked fine until today, now the battery is down to 0% and is not charging. One little green light flashes when I press a button on the battery. The power adaptor has its yellow light on ( I have a powerbook G4). I reset the power management unit, removed/put back the battery, ran disk repair, reset PRAM. I'm continuing to search the forums, please post if you find anything out.
  • by iVmichael,

    iVmichael iVmichael Sep 16, 2006 6:07 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
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    Sep 16, 2006 6:07 PM in response to Anthony Curcio
    Sorry, missed this ...

    How to reset the PMU and calibrate the battery