MacBook battery not holding charge

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MacBook battery not holding charge

I've got a 2007/8 MacBook and the battery doesn't work. The ID is Macbook4,1.

It runs off of the charger, but as soon as I unplug it, it stops working.

When I go to About This Mac, it shows that the battery has less than 100 cycles and a pretty decent capacity. It also says that the battery is charging but has no power remaining.

I've tried to do an SMC reset but it didn't work. I powered it off, removed the battery and charger, held the power button for 5 seconds, and then put the battery and charger back in.

Please help.

Thanks!

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Posted on Jan 10, 2022 3:19 PM

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Answer 1

my ginger

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Jan 16, 2022 10:40 AM in response to holdencheese

Does the Mag safe show green or yellow? Also if you hold down the option key and click on the battery icon it will tell you battery condition and if it's charging. If that shows nothing than the connection to the battery is bad. The cycle count does not always mean the battery is good. But it could also be the the mag safe adapter in the MacBook that is bad. Or the internal connection to the battery. AHT does not always pick up on that.

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holdencheese Author

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Jan 16, 2022 11:00 AM in response to holdencheese

Thanks for the help everyone, but it sorta fixed itself. After letting it charge for a few hours, it started holding a charge. The battery life is still not great but I hope that after a few cycles it'll be back to normal. This macbook was sitting in a closet for many years, so the battery probably just needed to warm up or something.

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