Q: MacBook Air (Mid-2012) Battery Not Charging/Charging Very Slowly
Hey guys, so this has been happening for a while and I feel like I can no longer utilize my MacBook for my school work, therefore I'm posting here to possibly get some help. I have a MacBook Air (Mid-2012), the model number is A1466. The battery would charge normally if I left it plugged in and I didn't use the MacBook overnight, then it would be charged to 100% in the morning. But when I am using the MacBook with my charger plugged in, even for simple tasks such as opening my email, the battery would still slowly decrease its way to 0%. When I plug the charger in, the battery status shows "Battery Not Charging" and the percentage decreases slowly until like 5% or so, then the system would automatically limit the performance and cause lag, which is really irritating as I have to use it for school work. It's almost as if the charger wasn't there at all unless I charged it overnight with the MacBook asleep. Any ideas whats wrong with my MacBook or how I can fix this problem? I have also tried resetting the SMC several times but that didn't help. Here's my Battery Information.
Model Information:
Serial Number: D8************NA9
Manufacturer: SMP
Device Name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0
PCB Lot Code: 0
Firmware Version: 406
Hardware Revision: 000a
Cell Revision: 162
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 878
Fully Charged: No
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5531
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 589
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -55
Voltage (mV): 7495
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Wake on AC Change: No
Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake on LAN: Yes
AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400
AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1
Current Power Source: Yes
DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 1
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Hibernate Mode: 3
PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0
Standby Delay: 4200
Standby Enabled: 1
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2
Wake on AC Change: No
Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes
AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400
AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1
DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 0
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Hibernate Mode: 3
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Standby Delay: 4200
Standby Enabled: 1
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
ID: 0x07a1
Wattage (W): 45
Family: 0x0085
Serial Number: 0x004288dd
Charging: No
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MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3), null
Posted on May 11, 2016 2:40 AM