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bettyellen

(47,209 posts) Sun Feb 14, 2016, 09:38 PM Feb 2016

Strange Battery issue- it is showing an X in the middle of the battery symbol.... and does not seem [View all]

to be charging. Although for a minute it changed back to percentages and showed 36%, not it is back to an X again. If the cord pulls out, it goes black screen immediately. I had a black screen and redid the PRAM and some other stuff before I could get it to show anything but a black screen. And ideas?

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Strange Battery issue- it is showing an X in the middle of the battery symbol.... and does not seem [View all] bettyellen Feb 2016 OP

It may be that the battery is failing TexasProgresive Feb 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Feb 2016 #2

Thanks! I will check out those apps tomorrow! bettyellen Feb 2016 #3

You can open up "About this Mac" LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #4

Wow- I never knew that was there. Well, looking it up- the resuts look okay, I think? bettyellen Feb 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Feb 2016 #6

It seems to be working, then not. Green dot for a few seconds, then red. UGH. So I guess it is the bettyellen Feb 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Feb 2016 #8

I just checked and it is NOT charging. Sometimes when I unplug stuff and replug it, it works. bettyellen Feb 2016 #9