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    Random shut-off problem on my MBP

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by gms238, Dec 5, 2008.

  1. gms238

    gms238 Notebook Consultant

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    I need some help/opinions/direction or something.

    I have a MBP, 2.16, Leopard, 4 gigs ram that suddenly shuts off on it's own. The battery is the original, but istat pro puts it at 56% health at 141 cycles. The problem occurs at random. I'll be typing along, the battery will be around 50% - 55% when suddenly it will shut off. No power down or anything, it just shuts off.

    I tend to wonder if the battery is failing ( it's 1 1/2 years old and only gives me an hour before dying), but am not for sure.

    Any suggestions or thoughts? Thanks
     
    gms238, Dec 5, 2008
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  2. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    Is it getting really hot?
     
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    gms238 Notebook Consultant

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    No, it doesn't happen when it's hot or when it's been on for any great length of time.
     
    gms238, Dec 5, 2008
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  4. Stunner

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    I would say your battery is shot. This happened to my computer last year, I had to buy a new one since it was over a year old and out of warranty.
     
    Stunner, Dec 6, 2008
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    Mod please delete my duplicate messages... I may have clicked several times since it froze on posting...
     
    Stunner, Dec 6, 2008
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    I was leaning toward the battery, but it seems a little odd that a battery would show 53% health on istat and gloriously die. Not my idea of quality...
     
    gms238, Dec 6, 2008
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    I am not sure what health means in iStat Pro, but doesnt that indicate that your battery only has 53% of the capacity that it originally had? And isn't it around 50% where your computer is dying? Makes sense to me...
     
    Stunner, Dec 6, 2008
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