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Panhel

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Q: How do I calibrate the battery of my MacBook Pro 15?

Battery of my MacBook Pro 15 seems to be draining out very quickely. How do I calibrate it? How to make it better perform?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Feb 24, 2014 12:14 AM

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Q: How do I calibrate the battery of my MacBook Pro 15?

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by dominic23,

dominic23 Feb 24, 2014 5:06 AM in response to Panhel
Level 8 (41,450 points)

Mac OS X

Feb 24, 2014 5:06 AM in response to Panhel

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".
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by OGELTHORPE,

OGELTHORPE Feb 24, 2014 5:50 AM in response to Panhel
Level 9 (52,033 points)

Mac OS X

Feb 24, 2014 5:50 AM in response to Panhel

Panhel wrote:

How do I calibrate it?
If you have a newer MBP, you do NOT calibrate the battery:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1490

How to make it better perform?

These articles provide information on MBP battery use:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1446

Ciao.
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