MacBook Battery - If you have problems read this.
You know, you have to take care of your MacBook battery, you know that, right?. You got to this page somehow and I assume you have some kind of problem with your battery. This page will try to help you out and tell you how to do a Mac laptop battery reset.
It all depends on what type of problem you have. Did you remember to calibrate your battery the first time you got the computer? If not learn how to calibrate your battery first before moving on. This is the same as doing a Mac laptop battery reset. This can help if you suddenly experience a huge drop in available charge. The battery might not charge correctly, or the computer just shuts off without any warning.
Calibrating the battery as mentioned above should help in most cases, but you can still have issues. If you have a MacBook or MacBook Pro sold between February 2006 and April 2007. Apple has acknowledged that there are some problems with the battery performance on those particular machines. To try solve this problem Apple released a firmware update for Intel based Mac notebooks that should address this issue.
To find out if you have this particular problem you can check if your computer have the following symptoms:
- The battery is not recognized and showing a X in the menu bar.
- Battery will not charge when charger is plugged in.
- Battery shows low capacity with under 300 charge cycles made.
- The battery is visibly deformed.
I know that if the battery is deformed there is not much you can do software wise. You need to get the battery replaced. Because of these problems Apple have extended the warranty coverage to two years for the batteries. So if you have an older Intel Mac you should check with the place you bought the machine. You might just get a new battery. If you have lost the original receipt they should still be able to check the warranty via the Macs serial number. Worst case you will need to buy a new macbook battery and you can find that here
While we are still talking about the MacBook Battery you can read about battery time. This will guide you on how to get the most out of your battery.
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