Apple Macbook Pro Aluminum 13-Inch Black Laptop Keyb Technical Guide - Page 44

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13. Open Apple System Profiler Yes and click on the Power Tab on the left. Is the battery over 300 cycle counts? No 14. Is battery less than a year old? Yes No 15. Considering the age of the Yes battery greater than one year old, is the health of the battery "Good" according to system profiler? No 16. For batteries still covered by Yes warranty, is the health of the battery "Good?" No 17. With battery charge greater Yes than 20% does battery support system operation without AC No connected? 18. Test with a known-good Yes battery. Does known-good battery support battery only operation? No Battery has been consumed, and customer will need to purchase a replacement. Go to step 14. Go to step 16 Battery warranty expired, go to step 15 Battery is in good health and out of 1 year warranty coverage. Battery should continue to function until consumed. Battery is consumed after warranty coverage. Customer to purchase a new battery. Battery functioning normal. Go to step 17. Battery has premature P08 capacity loss. Replace customer battery. Customer battery is good Go to step 18 Replace customer battery for P12 will not run system on battery alone Replace logic board M20 2010-06-15 MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts - Startup and Power Issues 44

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MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts — Startup and Power Issues
44
2010-06-15
13.
Open Apple System Profiler
and click on the Power Tab on
the left. Is the battery over 300
cycle counts?
Yes
Battery has been consumed,
and customer will need to
purchase a replacement.
No
Go to step 14.
14.
Is battery less than a year old?
Yes
Go to step 16
No
Battery warranty expired, go
to step 15
15.
Considering the age of the
battery greater than one year
old,
is the health of the battery
“Good” according to system
profiler?
Yes
Battery is in good health
and out of 1 year warranty
coverage.
Battery should
continue to function until
consumed.
No
Battery is consumed after
warranty coverage. Customer
to purchase a new battery.
16.
For batteries still covered by
warranty, is the health of the
battery “Good?”
Yes
Battery functioning normal.
Go to step 17.
No
Battery has premature
capacity loss.
Replace
customer battery.
P08
17.
With battery charge greater
than 20% does battery support
system operation without AC
connected?
Yes
Customer battery is good
No
Go to step 18
18.
Test with a known-good
battery.
Does known-good
battery support battery only
operation?
Yes
Replace customer battery for
will not run system on battery
alone
P12
No
Replace logic board
M20