Hi,
My wife's Macbook Pro had an issue with the trackpad where it was dislodged and she couldn't remember dropping it. I decided to take a look just to see if it was easy enough to push back into place, so I made a backup of the system, powered down and removed the cord and started removing the screws on the rear.
Something didn't appear right from this point as all the screws were incredibly tight, like there something lodged inside the Macbook causing pressure. When I finally managed to pop the cover off, I've noticed that the battery is pretty badly swollen.
I want to take it in to get it looked at as soon as possible. I really don't like the idea of touching that battery and don't want to cause any further problems. The only problem is, there isn't an appointment until at least tomorrow and we might not be able to make that, so the earliest would be Saturday (Thursday today).
Is it safe to leave this battery connected to the computer? I haven't put the rear panel back on, but I'm also sure that I wouldn't be able to without permanently disfiguring the rear panel as the battery has swollen to such a degree. When I was running a backup on the system I did hear a creaking sound, and just figured it was to do with the mouse... I guess it was, but only because the battery was getting bigger.
Any help please? I don't really want to disconnect it if I can help it, I just want to know how it should be left. Is a warmer or cooler house better?
Thanks!
Edit: for those interested, the model in question is a 2010 Macbook Pro 15", 2.53GHz CPU and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256MB
My wife's Macbook Pro had an issue with the trackpad where it was dislodged and she couldn't remember dropping it. I decided to take a look just to see if it was easy enough to push back into place, so I made a backup of the system, powered down and removed the cord and started removing the screws on the rear.
Something didn't appear right from this point as all the screws were incredibly tight, like there something lodged inside the Macbook causing pressure. When I finally managed to pop the cover off, I've noticed that the battery is pretty badly swollen.
I want to take it in to get it looked at as soon as possible. I really don't like the idea of touching that battery and don't want to cause any further problems. The only problem is, there isn't an appointment until at least tomorrow and we might not be able to make that, so the earliest would be Saturday (Thursday today).
Is it safe to leave this battery connected to the computer? I haven't put the rear panel back on, but I'm also sure that I wouldn't be able to without permanently disfiguring the rear panel as the battery has swollen to such a degree. When I was running a backup on the system I did hear a creaking sound, and just figured it was to do with the mouse... I guess it was, but only because the battery was getting bigger.
Any help please? I don't really want to disconnect it if I can help it, I just want to know how it should be left. Is a warmer or cooler house better?
Thanks!
Edit: for those interested, the model in question is a 2010 Macbook Pro 15", 2.53GHz CPU and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256MB