When I put my Macbook Pro in my bag this morning it was quite happily asleep. When I got to work and opened it, nothing. I pressed the power button, nothing. Once the PSU was plugged it it came on fine, the battery meter said the battery was charged (it had been plugged into the mains all night). I removed the PSU when MacOS had started, the machine instantly powered down. When I press the little button on the battery it lights up all the LEDs.
I tried the battery from a colleague's MBP in my MBP and it worked fine. My battery in his MBP failed to work.
It looks like my battery has suddenly and catastrophically failed :( Has anyone else seen this? Totally clutching at straws, is there any software related stuff I could try? I've already removed and reseated the battery several times, checked to make sure there's nothing odd about the contacts on the MBP or the battery and made the the battery was fitting properly.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Gavin.
Gavin Saxby gavin@redacted.invalid wrote:
When I put my Macbook Pro in my bag this morning it was quite happily asleep. When I got to work and opened it, nothing. I pressed the power button, nothing. Once the PSU was plugged it it came on fine, the battery meter said the battery was charged (it had been plugged into the mains all night). I removed the PSU when MacOS had started, the machine instantly powered down. When I press the little button on the battery it lights up all the LEDs.
I tried the battery from a colleague's MBP in my MBP and it worked fine. My battery in his MBP failed to work.
It looks like my battery has suddenly and catastrophically failed :( Has anyone else seen this? Totally clutching at straws, is there any software related stuff I could try? I've already removed and reseated the battery several times, checked to make sure there's nothing odd about the contacts on the MBP or the battery and made the the battery was fitting properly.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Try the Power Management Utility voodoo:
Shut the mac down cleanly remove mains and battery power Hold the power button for 5-10 seconds Restart.
The gadgetry that tells the computer how much charge is in the battery can get corrupted, this clears it.
On 16/5/06 4:47, in article 126jsvrfiipbj58@redacted.invalid, "Gavin Saxby" gavin@redacted.invalid wrote:
When I put my Macbook Pro in my bag this morning it was quite happily asleep. When I got to work and opened it, nothing. I pressed the power button, nothing. Once the PSU was plugged it it came on fine, the battery meter said the battery was charged (it had been plugged into the mains all night). I removed the PSU when MacOS had started, the machine instantly powered down. When I press the little button on the battery it lights up all the LEDs.
I tried the battery from a colleague's MBP in my MBP and it worked fine. My battery in his MBP failed to work.
It looks like my battery has suddenly and catastrophically failed :( Has
Is this an early (OK, really early) MBP? Apple recalled some because of battery problems sounding quite like yours:
<http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops/silent-macbook-pro-battery-recall-171448 .php>
Cheers,
Chris
Try the Power Management Utility voodoo:
Shut the mac down cleanly remove mains and battery power Hold the power button for 5-10 seconds Restart.
The gadgetry that tells the computer how much charge is in the battery can get corrupted, this clears it.
Thanks, but sadly, it didn't help :(
Cheers,
Gavin.
Is this an early (OK, really early) MBP? Apple recalled some because of battery problems sounding quite like yours:
<http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops/silent-macbook-pro-battery-recall-171448 .php>
I saw that earlier today, but my battery does still report a full charge on its LEDs when you push the button.
I'm trying to get the whole thing sent back to Apple anyway, the whining CPU noise is really starting to annoy me.
Cheers,
Gavin.
On Tue, 16 May 2006 16:25:16 GMT, Gavin Saxby scrawled:
Is this an early (OK, really early) MBP? Apple recalled some because of battery problems sounding quite like yours:
<http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops/silent-macbook-pro-battery-recall- 17 1448 .php>
I saw that earlier today, but my battery does still report a full charge on its LEDs when you push the button.
I'm trying to get the whole thing sent back to Apple anyway, the whining CPU noise is really starting to annoy me.
Cheers,
Gavin.
That whine is easy to cure using CHUD from the devtools. Unfortunately, it doesn't remember to turn the second cpu off if you sleep the machine.
On Tue, 16 May 2006 23:21:17 +0100, Rexx Magnus wrote (in article Xns97C5E36801ADBrexxdeansaund@redacted.invalid):
That whine is easy to cure using CHUD from the devtools. Unfortunately, it doesn't remember to turn the second cpu off if you sleep the machine.
Sod that. Send it back. Why should you have to dump some of the procesing power buy turning off a core. he paid for that core!
Ian
On Tue, 16 May 2006 22:26:19 GMT, Ian Robinson scrawled:
On Tue, 16 May 2006 23:21:17 +0100, Rexx Magnus wrote (in article Xns97C5E36801ADBrexxdeansaund@redacted.invalid):
That whine is easy to cure using CHUD from the devtools. Unfortunately, it doesn't remember to turn the second cpu off if you sleep the machine.
Sod that. Send it back. Why should you have to dump some of the procesing power buy turning off a core. he paid for that core!
Ian
I think it'll always occur, unless a machine has better acoustics or they develop a modification to the power management that shuts off one processor unless it's needed.
I think it'll always occur, unless a machine has better acoustics or they develop a modification to the power management that shuts off one processor unless it's needed.
Well, I have at least got the battery problem fixed. Apple sent me a new battery which arrived today and works just fine :)