MacBook Battery Won't Charge...Get "Not Charging"

Went on vacation for 12 days, same thing happened. Before the battery was great (about 4 hours working with comp). 😟

Why is this thread marked as "solved" and "answered"? I don't see any solution to this...

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Manufacturer: DP
Device name: ASMB016
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
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: 500
Condition: Replace Now
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 8347

Grrrr....

I did an SMC reset with no luck, then I purchased a new battery and i'm getting the same results. I did another SMC reset and put the new battery in and still nothing.

Anyone get this issue sorted?

I have the same problem. Left the macbook fall asleep and it never woke-up!

Informations sur le modèle :
Nº de série : DP-ASMB013-356a-2d5d
Fabricant : DP
Nom de l’appareil : : ASMB013
Pack Lot Code : 0001
PCB Lot Code : 0000
Version du programme interne : 0102
Révision du matériel : 0300
Révision de pile : 0100
Informations sur la charge :
Charge restante (mAh) : 0
Charge complète : Non
En cours de chargement : Non
Capacité de charge complète (mAh) : 0
Informations sur la santé :
Comptage de cycles : 213
Conditions : Vérifiez la batterie.
Batterie installée : Oui
Intensité de courant (mA) : 42
Tension (mV) : 4063

According to what I've read from all the post, I have a doubt about the fact that the battery itself is the problem. I have a feeling that the "charger" (somewhere inside the motherboard) is the real problem. Don't get confuse with the power supply "magsafe" (wich is just a transformer) that supply DC current to the computer.


If someone has great technical expertise in macbook would like to hear about it.


guilless

I am having a similar problem. I booted up my MacBook on battery power and set it to download the iTunes update. When I came back the screen was black and the computer would not turn on. I was finally able to restart my MacBook with it plugged in. Until today, I have had no battery problems. My battery lasts a good 4 hours and has shown no reduction in charge.

My information fits within the guidelines for the Battery Updater 1.4. However, when I tried to install I am told, "This update requires Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 or newer or Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.6 or newer." I have Mac OS X Snow Leopard version 10.6.3. Is there a fix for this? Below is my battery information.

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Manufacturer: DP
Device name: ASMB016
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0102
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 0
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 0
Health Information:
Cycle count: 212
Condition: Replace Now
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 12409

Add me to the list of users having the 'Not Charging" issue on a 13" MacBook. I went to open the lid and nothing, so I plugged in the charger and the light was green but as soon as it was unplugged the MacBook died. I reset the SMC and PRAM, but nothing. As of 2 days ago my battery would last 3+ hours, now nothing. There are too many people having this issue suddenly.

Model Information:
Manufacturer: DP
Device name: ASMB016
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
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: 256
Condition: Replace Now
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 8142

I am not very happy with this situation. It seems to be fairly common. My battery went from working perfectly to not working at all. It only had 212 cycles on it. This is short of the 300 cycles that would show reduced charging and very short of the 750 cycles total life. This is the sort of problem that I paid the premium over a PC for a Mac to avoid.

If you can make an appointment with your local Genius Bar, you may still be able to talk your way into a replacement, especially if your 1-year warranty is only very recently expired. Otherwise, you will need to pay the $120 or so for a replacement battery.

There's another problem. I don't live near an Apple Store and have had my MacBook for 2 years. I bought it at a Best Buy. They couldn't really help me either. It looks like I will be buying a new battery. Though I wish it was a different outcome.

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Speaking of a new battery has anyone had any luck with non-Apple brand batteries or ordering Apple Brand batteries from Hong Kong? Both are half the price of a new battery or less.

Also, what is the difference between A1185 and A1181 batteries?

One more question, is there a way to insure that it is in fact the battery and not the logic board used for charging the battery?

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I ran in to the exact same problem last winter. I've got a white MB 13" (early 2008), which I bought used late 2008. Until December 2009, I was extremely happy with the battery life, as my MB could easily run for over 3h. Then, during the Winter holidays, my MB was unused for about a week - and after that the battery went dead identically to what many have described on this thread (and all over the net). The battery is of type ASMB016.

It is extremely disappointing that a design product with excellent software fails to deliver good quality in such a crucial matter. And because of the very unclear nature of the matter and Apple's evident incapability and willingness to deal with matter properly, I feel very hesitant and unwilling to invest my scarce euros to Apple products in the future. I'm not at all assured that buying a new battery or even a new MB would solve the issue. The way I see it, the new battery could last for three good years, but it could as well break down after one month, if I happen to leave the MB unused for a week... =(

Same story here, went on vacation for 9 days and the battery doesn't work in my MacBook, both of them. Double the trouble! I normally take my notebooks with me, but I was in the wilderness, seemed wrong to take them.

I know Apple recomends leaving a battery half charged if it is supposed to not be used for a longer period of time. Is there any Apple advice, recomendation or equivalent for how long one safely can store a battery without any use of it? Is there any such Apple statement for an empty battery. Empty is meant to be disharged by use and then the automatic sleep until the MacBook is shutdown. How long can one leave the computer after this has happened without charging it and without do anything else involving the connection of the battery or use of the charger or the MacBook in itself?

I ask for any Apple provided information mainly but I would appreciate any other insight in the subject if anyone have such?

ok maybe 1. did you leave your laptop off for more than two days? if so, what was the percentage be4 the macbook was not used for longer than 2 days? apple reccomends that the battery left to at least 50% for not using it for a lang time.

Hi!

That thing with the battery suddenly dying, it happened to me too!
I bought my MB in July 2008 and I had always used my battery carefully (fully charge, fully discharge).
So, August 31st was the last day I used my mac before I went on holidays. The battery was fully discharged, and on September 10th, when I turned on the macbook, I had to put the magsafer adapter (which was natural, since I left the battery empty), but the light in it was green, not red (as usually). The leds in the battery didn't give a sign. When turning on the computer that little light in the right (the white one, next to a black circle) did, and does something strange: it blinks 3 times before the system goes on and initialises. And it said "not charging" in the menu. Since then, I tried all the procedures suggested in the apple support section, and nothing worked. I guess the battery just died! And it's quite surprising, because the last time I used it, it runned for 3,5 hours! I wasn't ready for this. This is the battery information:

Informação do modelo:
Número de série: DP-ASMB016-3854-208a
Fabricante: DP
Nome do periférico: ASMB016
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Versão de firmware: 0110
Revisão de hardware: 0500
Revisão de células: 0102
Informação de carregamento:
Carga restante (mAh): 0
Carga completa: Não (No)
A carregar: Não (No)
Capacidade total (mAh): 0
Informação de estado:
Contagem de ciclos: 340
Condição: Verificar a bateria (Check)
Bateria instalada: Sim (Yes)
Amperagem (mA): 32
Voltagem (mV): 3928

I guess I'll have to buy a new one since this is not just happening to me, but this is very disapponting, I mean, will I have to buy a new battery every two year? It's a-not-so-good situation really.

Okay, you CANNOT leave the battery discharge when you are not using it for more than two days. You must have at least 50% of battery left before you are going to not use it for a long time.I have heard that discharge or recharge your battery will make them lose the capacity. Leaving them plugged into the wall outlet every time may help[ your battery. But in your case, you definitely need a new battery. OR, you could take it down to the Apple Store and see whether they can help you.