SMC not resetting

Hi everyone. I have a MacBook Pro 2016. This is the second time where the battery icon says it's full now and charging (the lightning bolt) without being plugged in, and some of the charging ports don't work. As of now, the battery icon loses the fullness icon, and just has the lightning bolt. The last time I got support, I was walked through resetting the NVRAM, PRAM, and SMC. Eventually, resetting the SMC worked. However, despite multiple attempts, none of these have worked. Please help! I rely on this computer to get me through school.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 10, 2020 8:56 AM

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Oct 10, 2020 9:10 AM in response to shiraax

shiraax wrote:

Hi everyone. I have a MacBook Pro 2016. This is the second time where the battery icon says it's full now and charging (the lightning bolt) without being plugged in, and some of the charging ports don't work. As of now, the battery icon loses the fullness icon, and just has the lightning bolt. The last time I got support, I was walked through resetting the NVRAM, PRAM, and SMC. Eventually, resetting the SMC worked. However, despite multiple attempts, none of these have worked. Please help! I rely on this computer to get me through school.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/0fcfb98a-a574-4084-b70e-b1f4dab62ad5
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/da1b0110-20b2-42e8-a0ec-bb93e580400a


ref: resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295



Hold the option key and click on the BATT icon in the upper right menu bar—what is the Condition?


Anything but Condition : Normal needs to be serviced.

https://support.apple.com/mac/repair/service



see if you qualify:

13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program- October 2016 and October 2017

https://support.apple.com/13inch-macbookpro-battery-replacement


15-inch MacBook Pro Battery Recall Program- September 2015 and February 2017

https://support.apple.com/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall




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