Fix My Macbook! Help?!?!? (battery/charging question)?
I have a macbook version 10.5.8 with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. (The second part I just put in to help you identify the type of computer). It is a laptop and has a magsafe charger (the T one). It is red/amber when the battery is less than 100% and green when it is 100%.
Now here is the problem: just yesterday it was at 5% so I plugged it in and later turned it off. The charger was green so I unplugged the charger and it wouldn’t turn on. So I plugged it back in and it turned on after a minute. It said it had 0% battery and was charging. But the charger is green indicating that it is fully charged.
So I restarted the computer-still happening. I turned off the computer left it unplugged for 3 hours, then kept it off but plugged it back in. Came back in an hour and it was green– but 0%. If I unplug it, it shuts off and won’t turn on unless I plug it back in. It works while it’s plugged in but isn’t charging!
What do I do?
Thanks for your help!
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3 Responses
Edward Matson
17 Aug 2010
limallama
17 Aug 2010
try a friend’s charger and if that doesn’t help, send it in for a new battery.
This is how you can tell if its you’re charger or your battery. These are the 2 biggest possibilities since you mention that the light is green or red (tells us computer geeks that it isn’t the laptop itself or it would light up at all).
Here is a simple way of determining your issue.
Remove the battery, plug in your charger. Try turning it on. If it works then it means your battery is dead and you need a replacement.
If it doesn’t work then that means your charger is dead and its not charging the battery, which tells us that the charger is not charging the battery, and the battery is out of juice. I had a similar issue and it turned out I needed to get a new charger. It fixed up all my issues.
If you are thinking about getting a new laptop charger, I would highly recommend http://www.topmic.com/ . They provide free shipping and free lifetime warranties on all their products, as well as a 30 day money back guarantee if you aren’t satisfied with it. The lifetime warranty is the best part since you don’t need to worry about buying a new one if it breaks.
Good luck!