Hi Brian, I too had the bulging battery problem so I replaced mine with a new one purchased on ebay about 12 months ago. No problems at all so far and it was about $50 cheaper than buying from Apple. Looks like they're even cheaper now.
Cheers Paul MacBookPro2,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=1&_nkw=17%20inch%20macbook%20pro%20battery&_fcid=15&_fln=1&_localstpos=3006&_sc=1&_sop=1&_ssov=1&_stpos=3006&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282&gbr=1 On 29/01/2011, at 9:39 AM, Brian Risbey wrote: > > Thank you Ronni > > > Brian > > > > > On 29/01/2011, at 6:23 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > I had a bulging battery in my previous 17" MBP also. > <http://store.apple.com/au/product/MA458G/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY#overview> > Rechargeable Battery - 17-inch MacBook Pro > A$ 199.00 > > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > On 29/01/2011, at 6:00 AM, Brian Risbey <risb...@bigpond.com> wrote: > >> >> Found it! >> >> The battery has started to swell, metal laminate cover near the battery >> condition LEDs has begun to lift, it puts pressure on the mouse button below >> the trackpad and that is what happened. >> >> When I removed the battery, the MacBook Pro started up (didn't know they >> worked without the battery!) and all is good. >> >> so where can I get a MacBook Pro 17" Battery: >> Battery Model A1189 >> 10.8V >> 68W >> >> Any ideas today would be nice, back to work on Monday and no life there >> after... >> >> >> Brian >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 28/01/2011, at 3:35 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: >> >> >> Thank you Ronni, >> >> that sounds interesting, I will try that now! >> >> Brian >> >> >> On 28/01/2011, at 3:24 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >> >> Hi Brian, >> >> Check your System Preferences > Trackpad that your settings haven’t been >> changed. >> If nothing has been altered try Resetting the System Management Controller >> (SMC) >> >> >> • Shut down the computer. >> • Disconnect the MagSafe power adapter from the computer, if it's >> connected. >> • Remove the battery. >> • Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds. >> • Release the power button. >> • Reconnect the battery and MagSafe power adapter. >> • Press the power button to turn on the computer. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 >> 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm >> >> OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> >> >> On 28/01/2011, at 2:39 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi everyone, hope you found somewhere cool today, >>> ' >>> The 'click' seems to have gone from my MacBook Pro - Intel - Mouse button, >>> previous model to the 'all in one trackpad'. Makes it unusable/ frustrating >>> to use. >>> >>> Does anyone know if it self corrects (wishful thinking?) or is it another >>> trip to the repair shop. (Motherboard last December - ouch!) Looks like an >>> external mouse for a while. >>> >>> Thank you for your time. >>> >>> >>> >>> Brian >>> >>> Model Name: MacBook Pro >>> Model Identifier: MacBookPro4,1 >>> Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo >>> Processor Speed: 2.6 GHz >>> Number Of Processors: 1 >>> Total Number Of Cores: 2 >>> L2 Cache: 6 MB >>> Memory: 4 GB >>> Bus Speed: 800 MHz >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
