Macbook won't start up immediately after battery dying

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Macbook won't start up immediately after battery dying

When I plug in my Macbook after its battery died, it won't start up immediately.

Every single time I have to press power button if I want it to start up. When I do this, it makes a really strange noise. (it's comparable with the sound your Macbook makes when you put in a DVD or something) Afterwards I can see my desktop but the screen is white/transparant and at the same time a progress bar appears. When this bar is full, my Macbook shuts down again and I have to do it all over again. The second time around my Macbook will start working eventually. The white, transparant screen disappears and after a minute or so, I can move my mouse again.

Is there anything that can be done to resolve this?

Thank you

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jan 29, 2015 6:30 AM

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Answer 1

braden85

Community Specialist

Jan 31, 2015 8:24 AM in response to Laura Hallaert

Hi Laura Hallaert,

I understand that you are seeing a progress bar appear after waking from sleep when your computer has shut itself down from a lack of power. This article will explain to you why you see the progress bar:

Mac computers: Progress bar appears after waking from sleep - Apple Support

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201635

This progress bar only appears when your computer’s battery power has been depleted, so if you put your computer to sleep before that happens, you should not see this behavior any longer. Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!

Regards,

Braden

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