MacBook :: How To Reset Cycle Count For New Battery

Sep 18, 2010

The title says it all. I have a new battery in my 2007 MacBook, but my computer still says it's at 237 cycles. Is there a way to reset the cycle count? It does say, however, the battery is at 100% health.

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MacBook Pro :: Battery Cycle Count 60 In One Month?

Jan 8, 2010

Well I've had my mbp(new model) for just a month now and the cycle count is up to 60 and battery health has gone down to 96%. Should I be worried or is it normal?

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MacBook Air :: Cycle Count On Battery Rapidly Increasing

Mar 26, 2008

So first off, I absolutely love my MBA. Now that we have that out of the way. Since day 1 I've noticed that the cycle count on the battery seems to be climbing MUCH faster than it should.

- I've had the machine 51 days. I was out of the country without it for 9 days so really, I've had it for 42 days.
- According to iStat and System Profiler my battery's cycle count is 37
- According to System Profiler my battery's health is "Good"
- According to iStat my battery's health is at 98% (It started around 96%, has been as low as 94% but seems to have settled in at 97 or 98% for some time now)
- According to system profiler my maximum charge is 5006 mAh. (It's also gone up a bit since the machine was new).

I thought the definition of a cycle was the equivalent of 100% depletion of the battery -- whether that's one long unplugged stint that sucks it dry or 10 really short ones. A cycle is the same as using ~5000 mAh of battery power. I've been really good about keeping it plugged in while I work (the outlet is conveniently located). I've run the battery most the way down maybe 5 times. I do, however, run it down 10 or 20% almost every day as the machine travels with me in sleep mode or spends the night unplugged in sleep mode at my girlfriend's place).

I haven't done any careful testing but it seems though that if I run the battery down just 20% or 30% or so and then charge it all the way back up the cycle count increases by 1. Considering I've only used it for 42 days, and the cycle count is already at 37, I'm worried that it will hit 200 cycles by the time it's 8 or 10 months old. Isn't the point where battery performance starts to wane? Anyone else out there notice a rapidly climbing cycle count?

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MacBook Pro :: Older C2D Battery - Cycle Count Pretty Low

Aug 10, 2010

i have an older C2D MBP on its second battery. I don't normally use it on battery power so my cycle count is pretty low. I have attached images. It is telling me to service my battery. Should i be getting a new one? if so, how are the NuPower batteries @ OWC?

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OS X :: Battery Recognized - Charging - 0 MAh Capacity And 0 Cycle Count

Oct 5, 2010

I got rained on and my macbook got soaked. I dried out my macbook in an airtight container with some special salt for a few days, and luckily got rid of most of the water issues with my monitor. Unfortunately, my battery or logic board seems to have not been so lucky. My macbook is a one and a half year old 13" unibody, and now won't turn/stay powered on unless it's plugged in. For the first 15 minutes I've plugged in the magsafe charger, the battery is recognized. It says it's charging but stays at 0% (I then get the X over the battery icon). The weird thing is that my previously health battery now has a 0 mAh charge capacity and a 0 cycle count. Is there ANY possible solution to this, or has the damage already been done?

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MacBook Pro :: AC Power And Cycle Count Concern

May 22, 2012

Is it true that when we charged 100% battery and it says on AC power, does it LITERALLY do what it say? i mean the power of Macbook pro is not provided by battery but by magsafe instead. is it?last thing, leaving the Macbook connected to the working magsafe isn't add numbers up to cycle count right? and is it okay to charge the Macbook pro all the time and only using it when we could't find AC power outlet?

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MacBook Pro :: Leaving Connected To The Working Magsafe Isn't Add Numbers Up To Cycle Count

May 22, 2012

Is it true that when we charged 100% battery and it says on AC power, does it LITERALLY do what it say? i mean the power of macbook pro is not provided by battery but by magsafe instead. is it?last thing, leaving the macbook connected to the working magsafe isn't add numbers up to cycle count right? and is it okay to charge the macbook pro all the time and only using it when we could't find AC power outle?.

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MacBook
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OS X :: Recharge The Battery Till The Battery Meter Hits Red An Counts 1 Cycle?

Apr 26, 2010

i have a 13" mbp with 130 cycles an i use it extensively.its been about 6 months since i bought it and i noticed tht apple will cover my battery in warranty fr one year only if it has less than 300 cycles on it.

my problem is tht i typically use my laptop fr no longer than 4 hours at a time. which means i recharge the battery jus before the battery meter hits red an counts 1 cycle as complete.thts why i got less number of cycles on the battery

cn i continue doing this without any adverse effects to my battery and its life ??

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MacBook Air :: Replaced Battery - Only One Cycle Available

Jun 25, 2009

I just got my battery replaced and after a full charge both istat and mac osx shows that there is only one cycle available. I remember that my previous battery used to have at least 60 cycles. Is 1 cycle normal for new batteries or?

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MacBook Pro :: How To Check Battery Load Cycle?

Oct 25, 2010

I have searched countless threads about battery health but I feel that each individuals battery health situation is so unique due to the numerous fluctuations.

I have a 2010 13" MBP with battery health of 92%. Load cycle: 13. and Age of 4 months( but i got it 2 months ago)

Should I be concerned with the battery health at this point?

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MacBook Pro :: Battery Cycle Switches Over After 85 Percent

Oct 5, 2009

I noticed that my battery cycle (according to istat) switches over at 15%. So as son as it switches over to the next cycle I plug in the adapter to make the battery run a cycle from 100%-0.(I know the cycle in 100%) But it still switches over at 15%, that means that the battery ran only 85% of its capacity. How can that be? Is it possible to reset (delete) battery cycle data?

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MacBook Pro :: Incomplete Battery Cycle Of Charge?

Jun 12, 2012

I bought a MacBook Pro 3 months ago, despite in the first charge I follow the instructions of the store. The problem is that my battery doesn´t complete the cycle of charge, if I disconnect my computer and the value of the battery decrease at 95% 96% 97% 98% or 99% and I plug again the charger to the MacBook Pro, the battery doesn´t charge at 100%. I followed all the instructions of synchronization but the battery remains the same.

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MacBook :: Full Cycle Battery Usage Vs AC Plugged In

Feb 5, 2009

I had some issues with battery drain while sleeping awhile ago but that problem has been solved. However, ever since that incident I could not be paranoid about the battery life etc.I heard people saying that leaving the charger plugged in is simply fine as long as I do the regular calibration once or twice a month or so. Yet, Apple stated that they do not recommend the laptops to be plugged in. I will be going to a college this Sept and I really do want my laptop to last at least the whole 4 years.

Ever since I have contacted Apple customer service about this Battery issue I have left my Macbook charged up and plugged in while using and letting it sleep. One thing I have noticed is that the battery indicator says 99% and doesn't increase or decrease yet the green light is on. Is that normal? Since this is my first Mac ever and also first Laptop I would like some advice on how to treat the Battery( I know how to do Calibration and such). Is it better to do full cycle usage of Alum Macbook battery than leaving it plugged in all the time? (I unplug it when the Macbook is off).

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May 22, 2012

I have my Macbook late-2006 and suddenly the battery do not charge at cycle 103. I tried to talk to guys at Apple Store but the only thing they can do is to sell me a new battery. In fact, the battery was in recall before 2009 but I was not be able to send it back at that time. If the battery die only at cycle 103, is this normal?

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Jun 18, 2012

13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008 battery wasn't holding a charge based on the fact that its been used and abused since 2008.  Around the same time (2 months ago) my MagSafe power supply started becoming frayed and damaged.  So, I decided to buy both a new power supply and battery.  I bought the power supply from Apple.com and the battery from Best Buy.  Ever since my new purchase I no longer get a count down on my remaining battery level.  It either says (charged) or (Not Charging) based on if I have the power supply plugged in. If I leave the power supply out and the battery dies it no longer goes into the power save mode.  Now it just turns my laptop off.  I have tried a couple things like SMC reset but no luck.  Any suggestions?  Maybe I am doing the SMC reset wrong?  I unplug the MacBook and take the battery out and hold down the power button for 5 seconds.  I cant tell that its done anything.  Another problem that started happen more recently.. When i close the lid of my MacBook it seems that its no longer going to sleep.  The fan is running high and the battery dies.. 

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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4), 13", Aluminum, Late 2008 - MacBook

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Apr 26, 2009

Say I buy an iMac, My year is about to come up. (I have 35 Days Left) If I renew it with 1 year does that mean I have 35 days to add another year or does is give me another 365 Day count? Easier Mode: Do I ONLY get 365 Days period, even If I renew it in the future say like 60 days after I purchase? Does it reset to the 365 day limit for 3rd applecare. (I dont want to buy 3 years off the bat because incase I accidently spill water on it or something. Dont wanna waste 400 Dollars.)

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May 17, 2009

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May 5, 2010

Is there such an application built in mac os x or a downloadable? I already have coconutbattery, but that does not give me the uptime numbers. I know there is one in istat, but it keeps going on if the computer goes to sleep.

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MacBook Pro :: Reoccuring Errors With Volume File Count, Directory Count, Etc?

Apr 14, 2012

I purchased a new MacBook Pro 17" with OS X Lion (10.7.2) preinstalled back in January of this year (2012).  I migrated my user accounts from my old MacBook Pro 15" (2008) running OS X Snow Leopard.  Almost right away I started having issues of all sorts, including Admin accounts that wouldn't allow me admin priveledges, hidden user groups, apps that wouldn't run, multiple obscure error messages and a host of other issues.  After scouring forums like this one I used Disk Utility and not only discovered innumerable permission errors but also disk errors like these: 

Invalid volume file count
(It should be 1656658 instead of 1656636)
Invalid volume directory count
(It should be 345764 instead of 345743)
Invalid volume free block count

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And now, this morning, after a month or two of all that... and after installing the Java Security Upgrade last night, I can't get into my accounts at all.  On first boot-up it hung for 20 minutes before I shut it down.  After running Disk Utility from Recovery Drive and repairing the drive I rebooted and got the log-in screen.  I clicked on my user icon, typed the correct password, was shown they white/grey screen for a few flickering seconds then was brought back to the log-in screen.  I rebooted to the Recovery Disk, ran Disk Utility, saw all the same errors again, repaired the disk, rebooted and got the same problems with logging in again. 

I've repeated this cycle five times today, as both a normal boot-up and in "Safe Mode" all with the same results.  I've repaired the disk using Disk Utility from Recovery Disk as well as accessing the disk in Target Mode, and always there are the same errors needing to be repaired. 

I don't buy that I'm dealing with a hardware issue.  My antivirus and security software are all up-to-date.  What the heck is going on?  Why do I keep having these disk problems?  Why can't I access my accounts anymore?  Why does it keep hanging during boot-up?  Why am I about to throw the machine out my bedroom window?

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), MacBook Pro 17" (early 2012), Lion

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MacBook Pro :: Invalid Volume File Count And Directory Count?

May 1, 2012

My wife's macbook pro started shutting down by itself randomly, so i performed Disk Utility Verify Disk and found these errors: Invalid volume file count(It should be 800651 instead of 800653)Invalid volume directory count(It should be 191005 instead of 191003)The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired. Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed. As i do not have the Mac OS Leopard disks physically with me, I target-disk started her mac on my mac, and use my mac to run Disk Utility on her hard-disk, and repaired the disk without problems. 

However, this is the 3rd or 4th time this has happened. After the 1st time, i figured something is causing it, so i checked this forum, and found that for some, the Blackberry Messenger app causes programs, so i promptly uninstalled it fully (including associated system files) and this problem didnt come back for a while. Or could this be a sign the hard disk is physically failing soon? It is out of warranty now. We have regular Time-machine backups. We are actually kinda waiting out until the new line of macbook pro's come out..

Laptop stats: MacBook Pro 15"
2.4 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
HDD: 250GB
Graphics: NVDIA GeForce 9400M VRAM 256MB 
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Jun 26, 2014

So last Sunday morning I was playing Xbox while having my MacBook playing music from iTunes.  I unplugged the charger at about 30% battery life left and let it run pretty low (%3) when I grabbed my charger to plug it in and the light wouldn't come on.  I tried numerous plug ins throughout the house that all worked and still no light.  (Keep in mind that I live nowhere close to a Mac store, or even a computer shop that sells or knows anything about Macs)  So later Sunday night I purchased an Apple charger which I received today (Thursday).  So I plugged it in and it only shows a green light and I thought that was weird because the battery is dead. 

I turn the computer on and I saw an "x" over the battery usually where it shows the charge or if it's charging.  When I click on it it reads "No Battery Available"  and then says under that "Power Source: Power Adapter".  So I did a little research on the forums, google, and YouTube where it seemed the only response was doing an SMC reset.  So I did that and held down for 20 seconds, started computer and it was the same.  I also had it turned off and let it sit on the charger because I read that could possibly work, and it didn't.  If I unplug the power adapter it just shuts the computer off.  I just got this battery replaced 2-3 weeks ago from Apple and everything was fine.   

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May 24, 2012

my macbook pro mid 2010 is indicating that my battery needs to be serviced. Before I call Apple or take it to the Apple store I wanted to reset my smc. I've looked already on how to do it, but I'm not sure whether or not I have to unscrew my macbook pro and remove the battery or if I can perform the SMC reset without it.

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Mar 13, 2012

When I run my macbook pros Battery down, there comes the low battery warning. After a while the system just goes down without suspending anything to my harddisk. When I restart my computer it does a normal start and after logging in I'm experiencing a lot messages due to the reset time. I correct my system-time and restart my mac and the system is back to normal.

Usually I'd say: Replace your CMOS-Battery (I know I have an EFI-Firmware), but where is it?. Or in other words: Is there a "System"-Battery, that would prevent my mac from forgetting the time?

Since I'm not running down my battery to 0 very often I only experience this issue from time to time and never took time to do anything about it.

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2,5GHz 8GB Ram

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May 21, 2008

I bought a replacement battery for my 15" PB Titanium, and after the initial charge (when it reached 94%), it now only reached 46%. I have discarded the preference files that look like they pertain to the battery, but it still only charges to 46%. Anything else I need to do/reset/eliminate/change?

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Sep 1, 2014

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Jan 25, 2010

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Jul 4, 2012

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Feb 6, 2012

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Mar 28, 2012

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