My Macbook Pro says it is not charging and I do not see any light from the charger even though it is plugged in. Help, battery only left 12%.

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My Macbook Pro says it is not charging and I do not see any light from the charger even though it is plugged in. Help, battery only left 12%.

This is a brand new issue for me, because my Macbook Pro is not charging and there is no light from the charger as well.

There was once it was charging but the charger did not had light, but that was only one occassion and since then there had always light, either green or orange.

Below is the data that I was able to pull off after some research. It does not really make much sense to me though.

Battery Information:

Model Information:

Serial Number: 9G1460J7LD3MA

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): 682

Fully Charged: No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5286

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 440

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): -1

Voltage (mV): 11116

System Power Settings:

AC Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

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

RestartAfterKernelPanic: 15

Standby Delay: 4200

Standby Enabled: 0

Battery Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

Reduce Brightness: Yes

RestartAfterKernelPanic: 15

Standby Delay: 4200

Standby Enabled: 0

Hardware Configuration:

UPS Installed: No

AC Charger Information:

Connected: Yes

ID: 0x0000

Revision: 0x0000

Family: 0x0000

Serial Number: 0x00000000

Charging: No

Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Sep 25, 2013 2:49 AM

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dominic23

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Sep 25, 2013 2:54 AM in response to The Elwyn

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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nbar

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Sep 25, 2013 3:00 AM in response to The Elwyn

Apple Portables: Troubleshooting MagSafe adapters - Support

Battery seems okay. Most likely your Charger...there is no Amperage despite the fact it is connected (aka it will not charge).

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The Elwyn Author

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Sep 25, 2013 3:02 AM in response to dominic23

I was trying a few things before the SMC and somehow it worked when I unplug both the magsafe and the main plug and it seems to be charging again.

Thanks~!

p.s. I only removed either the magsafe or the plug but never both. So unplugging both helps

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Answer 4

Feb 19, 2014 11:50 AM in response to The Elwyn

i know you wrote this a few months ago but i really want to thank you! seriously. i unplugged it from both the socket and the magsafe as a last ditch effort and it worked for me too. i was about to give up and probable spand an arm and a leg on a new battery. i was just about pulling my hair out. i wonder it this will work for more people to lol. thank you. thank you. thank you.

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Answer 5

Mar 16, 2014 12:02 PM in response to The Elwyn

Yes! Awesome tip! Unplugging both at the same time worked for me too! Thank goodness, its cram season at school and no computer would have put a huge damper on things!

Thanks so much!

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Answer 6

Aug 5, 2014 5:28 PM in response to The Elwyn

I had a similar situation with my Macbook Pro and just had success taking a little twig and cleaning out the inside of the magsafe port, especially in the corners. (I didn't mess with the pins.) The port didn't look especially dirty beforehand—just a little buildup—but I could tell a little difference visually after I "swabbed" out any sign of gunk.

In case anybody else is interested in the unorthodox method, I used a tiny twig with the end broken off so it was soft with the exposed wood fiber. After rubbing a little, it compressed noticeably so I broke off the end again so that it was frayed a little and could get into the corners. A toothpick would probably work similarly.

FYI, before I cleaned it out, the top charge status icon *would* show that it was plugged in but it wouldn't charge. There was no light on the magsafe plug. I had unplugged/replugged the socket and had re-situated the magsafe several times.

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dzce

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Nov 8, 2015 1:56 AM in response to The Elwyn

Hey! Thanks for the post and the comments. For me, the answer of "The field set" solved the problem. I had a similar situation with my Macbook Pro the charger wasn't working no red/green light and I was seeing "not charging" on the upper-right part of the screen. It didn't work, unplugging from both the socket and the magsafe either. After this I tried cleaning the magsafe port and plug with a toothbrush and plugged again, and "Voila" -saw the green than the red light again and it started getting charged.

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Answer 8

May 19, 2016 4:11 PM in response to The Elwyn

I had the same message. Tried unplugging but it didn't work. Tried a new magsafe adapter and it did.

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