Huge Problem: MBA says no batteries available and fans are on full blast

[Rlkv011]

I tried resetting the smc after it turned on my air's fans were racing at full speed and the battery icon has an X in it indicating that there are no batteries available. Did I do the SMC reset wrong? Can someone give me a detailed step by step? Any indicators that the SMC reset worked?

 

[DannySmurf]

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319

 

[Darge13]

When you do the reset watch the light on the magsafe. It should go off and back on when you release.

 

[spec]

further help

hello,

I own a MBA and am experiencing problems with iSight camera as it is not recognized by any application and doesn't appear in the USB tree (system profiler).

Mac support recommends to perform a SMC reset. I just tried (held control+shift+option+power for 6 seconds, then waited 5 seconds before pressing power button again) and found myself with no battery available + huge fan roaring. To come back to regular situation I tried the SMC reset again, without holding control+shift+option+power for more than a second.

no more noise, and available battery now. though, how should I perform the SMC reset, how long should I hold the control+shift+option+power before releasing it?

can anyone walk me through?

will this fix the iSight?

your help will be GREATLY appreciated!