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    battery health

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by owais, Sep 3, 2009.

  1. owais

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    istat use to show the battery health as 97% but now its gone to 79% since i installed snow leopard, how can this happen??

    also i tried to reset the SMC, but i have dont know it it worked as there was no beep or picture afterwards.
    I held shift, ctrl, alt and the on button at the same time.
     
    owais, Sep 3, 2009
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  2. owais

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    also i noticed since i installed snow leopard my battery life has drastically decreased.
    on a full charge, 2 lowest brightness, no backlight, no programs running, power saver graphics i get 3hr which is a joke as just yesterday i was get 5hr at mid brightness, internet surfing and music.
     
    owais, Sep 3, 2009
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  3. owais

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    it also says service battery now :(
     
    owais, Sep 4, 2009
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    where does it says "service battery now"?

    try to uninstall istats and its component in that claws into the kernel.

    try re-calibrate the battery by using it until it is very low (like 5%-10%), turn off; then recharge it until it is full, and leave it there for 2 hour or so, before u start using your notebook again.
     
    wobble987, Sep 4, 2009
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  5. owais

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    in the top right on the mac battery meter is says service battery. it happened sice i installed snow leopard although its a new feature in snow leopard, i use to get 5hr30min battery and now i get nothing over 3hr no matter which settings im on.
     
    owais, Sep 4, 2009
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  6. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    contact apple :)
     
    Xirurg, Sep 4, 2009
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  7. owais

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    called apple and got it fixed :D
     
    owais, Sep 4, 2009
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    macfix Notebook Enthusiast

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    What did apple do for you?
    Were they able to help you over the phone?
     
    macfix, Sep 6, 2009
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