battery

ventrj · 10-07-2008, 09:33 PM

What does it mean when in my system profiler under power and condition of battery it says ( check battery)?

acosmichippo · 10-17-2008, 12:46 AM

hmm... mine says "good". Maybe it's telling you there's been a significant degradation of the battery's capacity. how long have you had it?

ventrj · 10-17-2008, 12:48 AM

Mine use to say good, that is why i was wondering if my battery is going bad.

acosmichippo · 10-17-2008, 12:52 AM

yeah, rechargeable batteries will lose their capacity over time, so that may be what the Profiler is referring to (they could certainly be a little less cryptic).

how long have you had the battery?

ventrj · 10-17-2008, 12:54 AM

The computer is about 1 year old

acosmichippo · 10-17-2008, 12:59 AM

in that case, you shouldn't be experiencing any serious battery issues. Have you noticed any performance issues, or just the profiler information?

ventrj · 10-17-2008, 01:01 AM

I get the beach ball alot and my batter does not last but an hour and a half to two hours at best with the brightness of the screen turned down

acosmichippo · 10-17-2008, 01:10 AM

found this thread at the apple support forums... sounds like it's possibly 10.5.5 related.