When connecting the MBP 2013 to the thunderbolt display through thunderbolt cable and power cord (magsafe1 plus magsafe2 adapter), the display shows, but the MBP is not charging. Regular Magsafe2 adapter works fine and charges. Checked the connectors on the adapter and it seems to fit perfectly.
Any suggestions?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9), less than 1 week old
FIXED: As others before, macbook + Cinema display = no green light, no charging.
SOLUTION: What worked for me was a Q-tip + rubbing alcohol and cleaned the bejeezus out of the Mag1 connector, the Mag adapter and the Mag2 receiver on my macbook. Works now!
I tried something that seems to work. I too have the adaptor. Multiple actually. What I did was remove the adaptor, plug that into The MacBook WITHOUT the power from the monitor in their. Then plug the monitor into the adapter while the adapter is plugged into the laptop.
Comes back to charging light everything on time now. Has anybody else tried this?
I've owned the Thunderbolt display about 5 years and use a MBP with it although most of the time it is connected to the i7 Mac Mini. As a general observation, one should be using the Display as a monitor only and connect your MBP or Mac Computer via the single lead that comes from your Thunderbolt display. The lead from the Display is a single thick cable 6mm in width terminating with a branch of two leads, one is a magnetic lead attaches itself with the MacBook Pro or in my case the MacMini which then plugs directly into the MacMini requiring no further leads. (This is a white plastic lead that plugs into my MacMini). I hope that you understand this procedure. It's a great monitor and works well with either the Mac Computers or the MacMini.
Clean the power port on the laptop and also remove the adapter and clean both connector surfaces and the power connector surface coming from the Thunderbolt Display. Once clean, the laptop will recognize the display and request charging, per normal use.
I also seem to be having exactly the same problem.
I've only noticed it today because my 27" Display is at work and my MBPr was esspecially empty.
However, the battery display looks like
https://s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots.wcr.me/I8YtAhuE.png … running on external power, but not charging.
Hi I've got exactly yhe same problem with new macbook air
Hi The problem was a disfunctional magsafe2 connector. A new one helped.
Hi I've tried another magsafe2 connector with no joy. Oddly if I connect an older Macair via the magsafe1 connector without the adaptor that charges !.
When I swap back - nothing !!
Hello
Hi I've got exactly yhe same problem with macbook pro retina 2013. I think this issue started since installed Mavericks =/
Any solution?
Yes I have a similar problem. Sometimes the battery symbol has the plug inside and sometimes a wavy line (not sure what the difference is). If I shutdown the computer it then seems to charge but if I just put it to sleep it doesn't seem to charge. The Screen seems to work fine otherwise.
I have a Macbook Pro retina 2013 and it will not charge off my Thunderbolt display with adapter. I can plug it in and it will power but not charge the computer. I have to use the another power supply to get it to power and charge. I just updgraded from a Macbook Pro retina 2012. It would charge the computer and I did have it running Mavercicks before I upgraded and it did charge. Not sure if it is Mavericks or the new Macbook. Seems to me like the Thunderbolt display will not juice a new Macbook Pro Retina 2013.
Hi, both my MacBook and Thunderbolt Display are less than six months old and used to charge perfectly. This problem for me only started with mavericks upgrade.
I've got exactly the same issue with a MacBook Pro Retina 2013 (i.e. connected but not charging)
Fiddling about with the Magsafe2 connector/adaptor solves the problem but it remains a flaky conection that regularly generates this issue.
Also noticed the exact same issue after upgrading to mavericks.
This is going to sound stupid, but the solution that appears to be working for me was to take off the magsafe adapter and re-attach it. Mine gets pretty hot while charging, so I'm guessing that it might have disabled itself or something.
Who knows… Could flake out again in a few weeks.
I've got the same problem with a two year Thunderbolt screen and Mac Book air. It won't charge from the screen but stays at whatever charge it was when you plugged it in. Occassionally it tops up but very rarely. I think it is connected to the Mavericks upgrade too. None of the fixes above worked for me.
Apple - Please get a fix unless someone else has any ideas.
Thanks
Thunderbolt display does not charge macbook pro
