Battery Not Charging?

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Battery Not Charging?

I've recently purchased my macbook pro [3 weeks ago] for educational purposes [univeristy] and it's been working absouletly fine until today.

Heres what happen:

I began to notice that the time period in which it took my mac to charge was VERY SLOW. Then suddenly, around 9pm it stopped charging as the indicator on the battery icon states "Battery Not Charging". Now i've done some research which involves reseting the SMC but it doesn't seem to work because:

1] it doesn't indicate that i've done it correctly by showing any form of evidence when i log in

2] the battery still states "Batterty Not Charging"

I've transistioned from a PC to a MAC and expected the fact that apple is relaible in every way possible, my expectations were wrong!

Please help! I need it fix before my university opens again! [ thanks giving weekend so it opens this tuesday]

Thank you!

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Posted on Oct 7, 2012 7:26 PM

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Romel94 Author

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Oct 7, 2012 7:46 PM in response to Romel94

Heres my system report :

Battery Information:

Model Information:

Serial Number: 9G2310FUED3MB

Manufacturer: DP

Device Name: bq20z451

Pack Lot Code: 0

PCB Lot Code: 0

Firmware Version: 201

Hardware Revision: 2

Cell Revision: 158

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 4850

Fully Charged: No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5562

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 18

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): 45

Voltage (mV): 12180

System Power Settings:

AC Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 4

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 4

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

Wake on LAN: Yes

Current Power Source: Yes

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0

Standby Delay: 4200

Standby Enabled: 0

Battery Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 12

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

Reduce Brightness: Yes

Standby Delay: 4200

Standby Enabled: 0

Hardware Configuration:

UPS Installed: No

AC Charger Information:

Connected: Yes

ID: 0x0100

Wattage (W): 60

Revision: 0x0000

Family: 0x00ba

Serial Number: 0x00dcdbd3

Charging: No

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silvergc

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Oct 7, 2012 8:03 PM in response to Romel94

Since the MacBook Pro does not think it is being charged, what does the battery indicater look like? Does it have a plug symbol, a charge level or an elctric bolt inside the battery?

Is the LED on the magsafe connector green or amber? If not lit at all, then the power supply is bad, and you need to get it replaced under warranty. If the magsafe LED is green, it thinks the battery is fully charged, and you have a charging circuit/battery problem (again a warranty replacement).

BTW, have you tried plugging into a different outlet?

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Romel94 Author

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Oct 7, 2012 8:09 PM in response to silvergc

Hey, thanks for the response!

Yes I've tried plugging into a different outlet and the issue still occurs!

The symbol is in representation of a plug and the LED on the magsafe connector is GREEN! It's currently at 87% and haven't decreased or increased for roughly an hour [ i also have the charger connected as we speak ]

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dominic23

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Oct 8, 2012 5:36 AM in response to Romel94

Have you tried resetting SMC?

The System Management Controller (SMC) is responsible for many low-level functions on Intel-based Macs.

These functions include: Battery management

Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

Choose the method for:

"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".

If this does not help, contact Apple.

Best.

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Answer 5

silvergc

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Oct 8, 2012 7:59 AM in response to Romel94

You can try resetting the SMC. If it doesn't work, your next step should be the warranty. If you have an Apple store near you, make an appointment and take it in to the "Genius Bar" to have them take care of it.

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cg219

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Nov 20, 2012 11:58 AM in response to Romel94

Not sure if you are still having this issue, But I was having the same issue until I did something that might work for you too

Check out this link

http://imkreative.com/battery-not-charging-macbook-pro/

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Answer 7

Jun 21, 2013 10:11 AM in response to Romel94

SMC works for me, my macbook pro got wet a few days ago and thank God after drying it for 24 hours, it turns back on. But when I use the mac today, I realized the battery is not charging, then I tried to reset SMC, and it works! So defeinity try resetting SMC before you go to a computer store.

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meshane

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Jul 16, 2013 10:15 AM in response to Romel94

I had this problem, and then noticed I was using the 60W charger like you indicate. The MacBook Pro requires the 85W charger. They look exactly the same except for the markings indicating 60W or 80W, (and some other markings about the amperage) and have the same connector, but your MacBook Pro should have come with the 85W charger.

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Answer 9

Sep 21, 2013 6:02 PM in response to Romel94

Thats why I'will love a Macbook, don't use battery if you want "All The Power You Want, All Day Long". Pray to God to find the solutions...

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dw1510

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Oct 5, 2013 8:58 PM in response to Romel94

I got same problems, searching and googling all the mac forums. Funny, nobody find the cheapest solutions. Here is the solution, buy apple shares dan buy a new macbook... that's the way apple making money...

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