![]() ![]() Maybe in the US, they would help me somehow, but in Poland, things are getting more complicated as not many people here are using mac computers.īesides, I changed the battery connector (in both cases it's the energy star one, so I didn't made a mistake buying a replacement). ![]() Ok, but I'm not sure if Apple will do any tests for me as this is vintage Macbook. ![]() I would be really grateful, if somebody would help me out with this. I left it over the night to charge, to see if there will be more lights on the battery, but sadly no. When the computer is off and I plug the charger, the LED light is orange, so I believe it should be charging and that stay for a bit, but when the computer is on and I remove the charger and plug it back in, the LED is green. I tried to reset the SMC controller and PRAM, but it didn't do anything at all. Now removing the MagSafe adapter when the computer is booting, it doesn't turn off and it runs from the battery, but the black "X" symbol is still there. The Macbook won't turn on the battery itself, but when I connect the AC Adapter it turns on just fine. It shows 3 green lights - I just got it delivered yesterday. I ordered a new replacement battery (not original) and replaced the old one. If I disconnected the MagSafe Adapter from the computer it would immediately turn off (sleep light wouldn't even light up). It shows a black "X" symbol on the top bar. I cannot find a pinout for this battery I can work with, so I’m hoping someone here has one I can use to at least jump it and see if it’s the battery or motherboard.I bought this Macbook recently and the guy I was buying it from, told me that battery has finished its lifespan. This protects the user, but requires these to be jumped to use them once it happens. ![]() I’m suspecting charge rejection because modern BMS boards (even copy onses) have onboard lockouts that create this problem. I’m going to keep the notebook if it works (even though I’ve moved onto something newer, since I don’t want to waste this one) but if it doesn’t I’ll relegate it to a throwaway loaner with the caution it can’t charge batteries until it gets worse. I’m going to keep what I put in minimal for safety reasons unless I somehow need more (3.7V max to start). Since I do not know if the notebook even works (or if the motherboard is bad), I would rather not buy a battery and see if my existing unit is jumpable to get it to a state it’s going to even work at all. I also see it does hold a few mV of charge with a multimeter. The battery gets mV of charge if I constantly mess with the adapter, so it’s trying but either the computer is forcing it to stop when it does it’s sanity check or the motherboard has issues keeping it going.I need to cut power off before it even attempts to register it. There are times the battery doesn’t show up when I tried to make it try by running without and replacing it.Charge light comes on briefly but goes to green within seconds.Since the notebook can’t charge the battery and it shows every possible sign of probable motherboard damage, I’m seeing how I can jump the battery the notebook came with to try and see if the signs are board related. I know this may not work so I’m setting my expectations low (expect it to not work, but hope it does). Since I have largely given up on my A1181 (Late 2006) since the charge issue looks to be extensive and it needs other parts replaced, I don’t want to spend money if I can avoid it. ![]()
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