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

Don't buy a non-apple battery. I ordered one with increased capacity, and it had as much capacity as my 2-year old apple battery. It was much lighter, too- a clear indication the Chinese had swindled me... I ended up having to return it and order an apple battery anyway.

Add me to the list of affected batteries. I got my Blackbook in December 2006, but it's still had about a 2.5 hour charge until yesterday. I left it for a 6 day vacation, however it WAS charged when I left. Now it says "Battery not charging" and status: "Replace Now". I tried an SMC reset, PRAM reset, and NVRAM reset - and nothing worked.

I'll see if there's anything Apple can do for me.

I too have fallen victim to this. Went away for 4 days, perfectly working battery with over 2 hours charge and a good health status, on return battery wont charge and light on mag connector remains green. out of warranty. Recently I had a hard drive failure also. I am beginning to become disillusioned with apple products.
:'(

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Serial Number: DP-ASMB016-3896-2be
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: 691
Condition: Check Battery
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 8161

Cycle count: 691

You may be "one day out of warranty," but even under warranty Apple won't replace a battery with that many cycles for free. You have used it up but good, and it's time to buy a new one.

I assume you had the three-year AppleCare? Because if you put on nearly 700 cycles in just one year, you were doing something wrong.

My battery just failed as well after over 2 years of use. It was showing signs of wear previously like physical bloat and not being able to hold charges. It is a good thing that Apple still sells old notebook batteries.

I have THE exact same problem as of this morning-first no light, then green then the top reads "No Charging" it's extremely frustrating :/

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Serial Number: DP-ASMB016-387c-4d0
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): 490
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4764
Health Information:
Cycle count: 783
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 1725
Voltage (mV): 11250

System Power Settings:

AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
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): 5
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 1
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: Yes

Looks like a healthy battery to me...but what do I know. Apple, you're losing my business forever in the PC department. Just because you ignore the hundreds (thousands more likely) of complaints about your shoddy ******** hardware, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TOUT YOURSELF AS A HARDWARE COMPANY, does not mean they don't exist. I want to meet mr. jobs then take my otherwise pristine macbook pro and break it over his head.

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Serial Number: ˇSMB012
Manufacturer: Sony
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 102a
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0303
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 23
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 5242
Health Information:
Cycle count: 3
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 29
Voltage (mV): 9218

System Power Settings:

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

Hardware Configuration:

UPS Installed: No

AC Charger Information:

Connected: Yes
ID: 0x0100
Wattage (W): 85
Revision: 0x0000
Family: 0x00ba
Serial Number: 0x0055880a
Charging: No

What are your symptoms? It would help us tremendously if you were specific. Have you tried the SMC reset? (Follow one of the links above.) Have you downloaded the most recent SMC firmware revision, designed for your Mac? What troubleshooting steps have you taken?

Had same problem earlier today for 1st time. After reading a few posts found the solution.

*Unplug adapter from computer and wall socket
*Take out battery, Hold button on battery until lights come on and go off
*Hold down power button on mac without battery for 10 seconds
*Plug adapter back into wall and comp without battery and start computer(the lights on plug started to work again)
*Boot up complete, turn-off, unplug adapter, put battery back in
Plug in adapter then restart computer.

Works now!

Hi All,

Came back from a weekend away to discover I'm having exactly the same problem. I've tried all the fixes including:

- Removing the battery and replacing as per instructions
- Freezing the battery
- All the various resets

None work - the battery is still screwed

Battery Information:

Model Information:
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: 336
Condition: Replace Now
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 9353

I've ordered a new battery (not an apple official one - I figure why pay for Apple quality when their batteries fail after 336 cycles!) and if it works I'll be happy, if it lasts longer I'll post the results here.

My second apple disappointment in a week - had the 'Other' file problem on an Ipad and ended up doing a factory reset.

Mark

Message was edited by: MarkTUK

I have a MacBook late 2008, bought in Mar 2009. Until last day worked it perfectly, the battery after 130 cycles worked cca. 3,5-4 Hours with a charging. Yesterday I noticed that the LED doesn't turn orange from green . I tried to unplug the charger and plug in again, but after several attempt the LED falled dead. The battery's charge was 46% at the evening, I keeped plugged in the power adapter for the night. In the morning the battery's charging reached 76%, but no more (the indicator LED was constantly turned off). Of course I checked the Magsafe adaptor, which is working fine with my other macbook (pro).

I took my computer to an Apple Authorized Service today. They checked first the battery and said OK for that. They continued the examination, tried to replace the macbook's magsafe connector, but shortly found the main board dead. I'm very frustrated since my macbook isn't 2 years old yet and the estimated repair cost may reach 5-600 USD, which is close to or over the machine's current value.

You are a life saver, aggolfer. That TOTALLY worked. For the sake of posterity, below is what my battery information said when it wasn't charging despite being plugged in. Notice that my battery's condition said "Good" whereas others are getting "Check Battery" or "Replace Now."

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Serial Number: DP-ASMB016-3717-7cff
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): 1547
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4919
Health Information:
Cycle count: 662
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -1233
Voltage (mV): 11105

System Power Settings:

AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 90
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): 15
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
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: No
Charging: No

Message was edited by: Ashley N.

Same issue here, havent used the macbook in about 3 weeks.

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Serial Number: DP-ASMB016-38d1-23cc
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: 158
Condition: Check Battery
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 4897

System Power Settings:

AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
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): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2
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

The problem has happened occasionally to my MacBook Pro over the past month. I took it to a Apple retailer today as it started to completely switch off. The charger pins were inset and this was assumed as the problem. I bought a new charger for £60. There is no light from the charger although it was there early this afternoon. The guy at the store said my battery was healthy too:

Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 344
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4024
Health Information:
Cycle count: 119
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 137
Voltage (mV): 11159

System Power Settings:

AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Current Power Source: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
GPUSwitch: 2
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
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
GPUSwitch: 2
Reduce Brightness: Yes

Hardware Configuration:

UPS Installed: No

AC Charger Information:

Connected: Yes
ID: 0x0000
Wattage (W): 0
Revision: 0x0000
Family: 0x0000
Serial Number: 0x00000000
Charging: No