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Veljo
March 24th, 2008, 05:37 AM
This has come up out of nowhere, but for some reason whenever my battery reaches say 70%, or 64%, or something random like that, my MacBook Pro will instantly turn off. No sleeping, no warning, just instant off. It will then not turn on unless I plug it into a power source.

Now it will work perfectly fine all day off a power source, but I can't use it more than half an hour without it shutting off on me. It's not even dead.

Any ideas?

Giaguara
March 24th, 2008, 05:51 AM
What's the cycle count for the battery? (From System Profiler)

Has it been recalibrated recently/at all?
I'd say try calibrating it and reset PRAM and SMC/PMU (or however they call it for your model) at the appropriate time for the recalibration....

Satcomer
March 24th, 2008, 10:38 AM
Sounds like the battery took a dump, these things sometimes happen. You best bet would be either (if your Mac is still under warranty) and call AppleCare or get a new battery from somewhere.

Veljo
March 24th, 2008, 03:01 PM
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 4719
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4880
Health Information:
Cycle count: 244
Battery health: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -1645
Voltage (mV): 11722

Giaguara
March 24th, 2008, 03:44 PM
Try recalibrating it. With that cycle count it should still work better than you describe.