Yes, I had to take my sweetie in last year and have a new battery installed at Genius Bar.
He told me to unplug once a month at least and let it run down to 5% then plug it back in. Richard D. Meadows Co-Founder & CCO Berndows Enterprise LLC [email protected] 502-593-5830 www.berndowsenterprise.com <http://www.berndowsenterprise.com/> @HackerHostelLou > On Oct 17, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Sandy Price <[email protected]> wrote: > > The older MacbookPros had replaceable batteries. I have one of those and > changed mine out a couple of years ago. The newer ones require a trip to the > Genius Bar, I believe. > > > On Oct 17, 2016, at 2:36 PM, Dan Crutcher <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, I do leave it plugged in at both places. I very rarely use it unplugged. >> >> Hmmm, you may be on to something. I just clicked on my battery icon in the >> menu bar and it says “Condition: Replace Now.” I never noticed that before. >> >> How does one replace a battery in the newer laptops? >> >>> On Oct 17, 2016, at 2:30 PM, Sandy Price <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dan -- >>> >>> Could it be the battery? Do you leave it plugged in at the office and home? >>> >>> Sandy >>> >>> On Oct 17, 2016, at 2:20 PM, Dan Crutcher <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I generally leave my MacBook Pro on as I travel from home to work and back >>>> each day. I shut the lid, put it in my travel case and open it up when I >>>> get to home or work. Until recently, it always woke up as soon as I opened >>>> the lid back up. >>>> >>>> However, for the past couple of weeks, every time I open the lid after I >>>> get home or to work, the screen stays black and then, after a few seconds, >>>> the computer auto-restarts. It does this every time now (it does not do >>>> it if I shut the lid and open it right back up). When it does this >>>> auto-restart it also opens all windows and mounts various network hard >>>> drives that I have previously connected to. >>>> >>>> On a couple of occasions it has gotten caught in a restart loop, where the >>>> progress bar goes halfway and then it restarts again and again and again. >>>> The only way I’ve found to get out of this is to do a safe boot. After >>>> safe booting, I have run disk first aid, which finds nothing amiss. >>>> >>>> This behavior roughly coincides with upgrading to Sierra, but I’m not >>>> convinced that’s the cause of it. >>>> >>>> Anyone have any idea what might be going on? >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>> Posting address: [email protected] >>>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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