battery meter shows 53% it shows just 53 not lower not upper

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battery meter shows 53% it shows just 53 not lower not upper

battery meter shows 53%, it has stuck at 53 and is not changing !
i tried rebooting and reinstalling mac osx but same result, percentage meter does not change. i have already reseted power control but and did a lot of things but no result
it's no decreasing and is not rising what can i do

macbook 2009, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Sep 22, 2010 5:07 AM

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a brody

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Sep 22, 2010 5:55 AM in response to achikuda

Welcome to Apple Discussions!

http://www.apple.com/batteries/ may have a solution.

These links may also have a solution:
http://www.apple.com/support/macbook_macbookpro/batteryupdate/
http://www.apple.com/support/exchange_repair/

Otherwise, you may need a new power adapter or battery*:

http://www.macmaps.com/frayguide.html

- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

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achikuda Author

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Sep 23, 2010 6:06 AM in response to a brody

does not really help 😟

does someones battery percentage stuck ?
could anyone tell me whats wrong with the battery which reach it's 26 full cycle ?
it's freaking new...
how it gona be stuck ???

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a brody

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Sep 23, 2010 6:26 AM in response to achikuda

Is the temperature regularly above 35 celsius where you use it?

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achikuda Author

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Sep 23, 2010 7:18 PM in response to a brody

normal room temperature 🙂
i have never used devices in extreme surrounding !

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a brody

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Sep 24, 2010 3:07 AM in response to achikuda

So you mean to say you unplug the machine, can play with it for a couple hours till the screen goes black, and all the time the battery says 53% in the upper right corner?

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achikuda Author

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Sep 24, 2010 1:24 PM in response to a brody

yeah! 😟 😟 and i cant find any solution
I'v already reinstall mac OSx and add windows 7 but, it doesn't works.
SMC reset doesn't works too.

i can't even remove the battery, because it is macbook Unibody!
and there is no apple service center to go there and discuss about this issue
i have bot it by eBAY it was new in box

what can i do

p.s. windows7 message 53%(plugged in,not charging)

i have made a test in the osx which told me that battery has 89% of capacity but it was at charged 53%

i have drained buttery 2 or 3 times after this issue and recharged it but percentage not works :((( just live time is changing i meen 1:20, 3:10 , 4:10

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a brody

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Sep 24, 2010 1:32 PM in response to achikuda

eBay is not Apple Authorized. Thus what you have is at best a refurbished machine, at worst one resold because of some lemon condition. So I am afraid you were had, if you believe it is "new."

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a brody

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Sep 24, 2010 1:36 PM in response to achikuda

Furthermore Boot Camp running Windows 7 may need a newer firmware to more accurately read hardware. Ask in the Boot Camp forum. My references only refer to Mac OS X based readings from either prebundled discs, or newer Apple nonsystem specific installation. So it could be you are reading the battery from a bad Windows install. Check the Boot Camp forum to verify this.

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achikuda Author

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Sep 24, 2010 1:39 PM in response to a brody

no it was new i bought it 9 month ago it was working great box was closed just like apple do . week ago it just made mistake become junk :((
i'v read that it might be a virus but hardware virus and i do not know where to get hardware antivirus

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achikuda Author

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Sep 24, 2010 1:45 PM in response to achikuda

yes but i have osx as a main OS so it do same i'v just installed windows to verify that it was not mac osx issue

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a brody

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Sep 24, 2010 2:10 PM in response to achikuda

it is easy to fake a new box if you keep all the material.
no such thing as a hardware virus. If two operating systems show the same problem, then the hardware is damaged and either needs repair with the one year hardware warranty that comes with every Mac, one year from purchase from any authorized dealer, or with AppleCare if purchased during that one year, or out of pocket.
You can call AppleCare and lookup the serial number to determine the warranty status. Sorry, but eBay is not new.

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Answer 12

Oct 29, 2010 5:52 AM in response to achikuda

I'm having a very similar problem. My macbook is showing 100% - Battery Charged, Power Source: Power Adapter. It keeps saying that until the battery dies, doesn't give me the reserve battery warning. It's been like this for a few days now, even when I've plugged and unplugged it multiple times. I was hoping it would somehow reset, but no luck. The battery meter on the side of the laptop seems to show the correct battery level, however.

And saying that this isn't a real problem, but is a problem with a 'bootleg' laptop isn't really advice, it's an avoidance of giving advice. My laptop was delivered straight from Apple and I'm having the same issue.

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achikuda Author

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Nov 1, 2010 1:35 PM in response to Basil King Lamus

my battery meter is showing 0% now, and it cant be used without charger :((
and i really do not know what to do and how to solve this problem as i mentioned before the battery is on it's 26 cycle so it's new to be dead and where is a problem i cant even understand. in the battery in the magsafe or in the motherboard ???????

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