"No Batteries Available"

[PsychoLamb]

This September I bought my first Mac, a MacBook, for my first year of Univeristy.

Everything was working fine until yesterday when I decided to download the latest firmware update.

Upon doing this, neither did the firmware install but now my MacBook can't recognize the internal battery and it gives me the message "no batteries available." The fans also run constantly, no matter what the system is doing.

I've reset the PMU, the NVRAM, reinstalled the OS. Let the battery drain to zero. Everything. Is their something I'm missing that'll resolve the problem?

As you can imagine, I'm not the happiest of campers at the moment

 

[iGary]

This September I bought my first Mac, a MacBook, for my first year of Univeristy.

Everything was working fine until yesterday when I decided to download the latest firmware update.

Upon doing this, neither did the firmware install but now my MacBook can't recognize the internal battery and it gives me the message "no batteries available." The fans also run constantly, no matter what the system is doing.

I've reset the PMU, the NVRAM, reinstalled the OS. Let the battery drain to zero. Everything. Is their something I'm missing that'll resolve the problem?

As you can imagine, I'm not the happiest of campers at the moment

Call AppleCare.

 

[smueboy]

I take it that you have tried simply removing the battery, and then putting it back? My PB stops recognising the battery occasionally (i get the 'X'), and all i do is remove the battery and then put it back while the computer is on and plugged in. Just a thought.

 

[richard4339]

Call AppleCare.

This sounds like the winning thought, assuming you haven't already tried:

I take it that you have tried simply removing the battery, and then putting it back?

In all honesty, always try to reset the machine using the battery. If all else fails, call tech support. If you've only had it for two months, then they should (in theory) get it fixed.

 

[PsychoLamb]

Called the support line, I've apparently done everything I can. I have to bring it in for repair *sigh*

Thanks anways guys

 

[Westside guy]

Interesting - when I woke my MBP up from sleep this evening, I had that exact same message. Rebooting fixed it in my case, fortunately; but I've never seen that happen before.