Won't display remaining battery power

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Won't display remaining battery power

I'm running 10.6 and the battery display only shows a 'Not Charging". The only options under 'Show' are the icon, time, and percentage.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Dec 14, 2014 7:05 AM

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Answer 1

jason269

Community Specialist

Dec 15, 2014 2:07 PM in response to KalaallitNunaat

Hi, KalaallitNunaat.

Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.

I understand that your MacBook pro is not charging. Here are some troubleshooting steps that may help.

My battery is not charging

Confirm the correct wattage AC adapter for the computer. A power adapter rated for a lower wattage than is required for the system may not reliably charge the computer. For assistance identifying the proper adapter, review Intel Based Mac notebooks: Identifying the right power adapter and power cord--US. Additional adapter troubleshooting is available in Troubleshooting MagSafe adapters. If issues persist please reset the SMC.

Mac notebooks: All about batteries

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204054

Cheers,

Jason H.

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Answer 2

Dec 17, 2014 10:24 AM in response to jason269

The problem isn't when the computer is plugged in but rather when it's running on the battery it won't register how much power remains in the battery. If I plug the adapter in t will then show how much charge is in the battery and count up, but will not show the remaining charge.

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Answer 3

jason269

Community Specialist

Dec 23, 2014 10:42 AM in response to KalaallitNunaat

KalaallitNunaat,

If you have gone through the troubleshooting steps that I provided with the issue persisting, I would recommend reaching out to us via the article below to further assist you with this.

Contact Apple for support

http://support.apple.com/kb/he57

-Jason H.

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