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    Battery stuck on finishing charge?...

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Mfrey89, Jun 27, 2008.

  1. Mfrey89

    Mfrey89 Notebook Guru

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    I charged my battery for awhile and its just been stuck on finishing charge... for like 20 minutes now. The charge light is still orange. Could this be my second messed up macbook in 2 weeks? Starting to regret switching to Mac..
     
    Mfrey89, Jun 27, 2008
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Unplug the MacBook and let the battery run down to about 90%, then plug it back in and just ignore it. It should head right to 100%! It should be perfectly fine, I don't even look at the charge levels when I'm plugged in :p, I just keep doing my tasks!
     
    Sam, Jun 27, 2008
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  3. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Lith-ion batteries seem to take a while with that last remaining 1 or 2%. :p
    I wouldn't worry about it. :)
     
    talin, Jun 27, 2008
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    When my MBP is dangerously close to running out of juice, it warns me that it has dipped in to reserve battery power. My guess is that OSX reserves 5% of the charge to use for sleep mode or hibernation. So, when it reads 100% and still says it's charging, it really means it's filling up the "hidden" 5% of battery power. That is all a pure guess however... :p

    Edit: As Sam and talin29 say, I wouldn't worry about it at all.
     
    dbam987, Jun 27, 2008
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  5. Mfrey89

    Mfrey89 Notebook Guru

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    thx guys... ur right nothing to worry about, its working now
     
    Mfrey89, Jun 27, 2008
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    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    No problem, Mfrey89! :) Any concerns or problems, don't be afraid to ask! Considering what an investment notebooks are these days, you have every right to be concerned!
     
    Sam, Jun 27, 2008
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