ok the problem i am having an im not sure it is one, but i just repacled the battery on it beacuse the other one died beacuse it was old also the computer still charges batteryies fine the problem is the the battey dies fast like after 30-50minutes it dies also the battery symol and the percent is not even accurete it says i have like 2hrs but then it dies befor that time. please help if their is even any way to fix this.
Hello,
Where did you buy your battery from and how much did it cost you?
Some of the really cheap batteries just don't work. Have you set your power setting in Mac OS X as best battery life, while using the battery?
To get an idea of what kind of shape the battery is in do the following:
From the Apple menu click on About This Mac.
Then click on more info.
Under hardware/power you will find the full charge capacity value. What is the value of your battery?
ok here som more info and its a expensive battery
Battery Information:
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 2075
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 2689
Health Information:
Cycle count: 226
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -1976
Voltage (mV): 11490
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 30
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2
Dynamic Power Step: No
Reduce Processor Speed: No
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: Yes
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: No
Wake On Modem Ring: No
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
Dynamic Power Step: No
Reduce Processor Speed: No
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On Modem Ring: No
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Hardware Configuration:
Clamshell Closed: No
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
AC Charger (Watts): 0
Connected: No
Charging: No
It looks like this battery is practically worn out. Less than half original capacity and 226 cycles. This is not in any way a new battery and it will function in it's limited state for a while and then fail.
I hope you can exchange it or get a refund. I have had good experience with Other World Computer for Mac laptop batteries.
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