Question about calibrating

Hello everyone,

I tried calibrating my MacBook Pro for the first time last night, and I know it didn't fully calibrate because I saw the sleep indicator was still "breathing." I plugged it back in and charged it back up and had noticed that the battery health had dropped to 86%. Also, the charge says 99%. Is this normal?

MacBook Pro 15" 2.33 GHz C2D 2GB Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Posted on May 10, 2007 2:04 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on May 10, 2007 2:30 PM

if u connect ac adapter when your battery is at 97% 98 99 it will not reach the 100%,cause mac say it fully charged; you have to use till 90 % then charge again and you reach the 100


however retry calibration
follow this : remember that you just have to wait 5 hours minimum after reconnect the ac adaper, so don't mind if after five hours the light of stop still lighting..

To calibrate the battery:
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter and fully charge the MacBook or MacBook Pro battery until the light on the MagSafe connector changes to green and the Battery icon in the menu bar indicates that the battery is fully charged.
Allow the battery to rest in the fully charged state for two hours or longer. You may use your computer during this time as long as the power adapter is plugged in.
Disconnect the power adapter with the computer on and start using it with battery power. When the battery's charge gets low, you’ll see the low battery warning dialog on the screen.
Continue to keep your computer turned on until it goes to sleep. Save your work and close all applications when the battery's charge gets low and before the computer goes to sleep.
Turn off the computer or allow it to sleep for five hours or longer.
Reconnect the power adapter and leave it connected until the battery is fully charged. You may use your computer during this time.

ciao ciao
Alberto
27 replies

May 11, 2007 12:45 PM in response to Rachel R

Rachel R : I think I might try it your way, since the day I got my MBP it never reports the battery life properly (which is odd, it always worked with my iBook for re-calibration). Meaning, even after calibration it never reports the same amount of mAh, it changes (up and down) each time I reboot. When I first got my MBP it reported having more than the maximum amount the battery could hold in Coconut Battery. I have not had the issues Apple speaks of in their battery replacement issued a few weeks ago, but I wonder if what I am seeing is at all normal.

May 11, 2007 2:57 PM in response to Rhyd

quoting from the MBP user guide (directly copied from downloaded guide by Apple):


Yes, those are the same instructions as in the link I posted above. Unfortunately, neither makes clear what Step 5 means. It can be read in two different ways and no one has ever been able to agree as to which is correct.

I agree with your interpretation, but not everyone does.

Funny stuff, in a way. 😉

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Question about calibrating

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.