What the heck does that mean?
Battery Update 1.2 for MB/MBP
Macupdate.com:
http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/13609/apple-battery-updater or run Software Update.
Battery Update 1.2 updates battery firmware and improves battery functionality.
System Requirements
Installation of Battery Update 1.2 requires Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later.
The Battery Update 1.2 supports the following products:
MacBook
MacBook (Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (15-inch)
MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy)
MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo)
MacBook Pro (17-inch)
MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo)
Note: After Battery Update has been installed, each battery you insert into your MacBook or MacBook Pro will be updated automatically.
When will the battery be updated?
The BatteryUpdater will check to see if a battery needs to be updated on startup, wake from sleep, and when a battery is inserted. If in these cases there is no AC power supplied, it will then wait until AC power is present and then check to see if the battery needs to be updated. If the battery needs to be updated it will update it automatically. Wait 30 seconds before you validate the installation.
Apple Knowledge Base.
http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/13609/apple-battery-updater or run Software Update.
Battery Update 1.2 updates battery firmware and improves battery functionality.
System Requirements
Installation of Battery Update 1.2 requires Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later.
The Battery Update 1.2 supports the following products:
MacBook
MacBook (Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (15-inch)
MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy)
MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo)
MacBook Pro (17-inch)
MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo)
Note: After Battery Update has been installed, each battery you insert into your MacBook or MacBook Pro will be updated automatically.
When will the battery be updated?
The BatteryUpdater will check to see if a battery needs to be updated on startup, wake from sleep, and when a battery is inserted. If in these cases there is no AC power supplied, it will then wait until AC power is present and then check to see if the battery needs to be updated. If the battery needs to be updated it will update it automatically. Wait 30 seconds before you validate the installation.
Apple Knowledge Base.
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It means the effects of the battery update are not instantaneous.
This update also comes with the caveat that if your battery "exhibits low charge capacity/runtime when using a fully charged battery with a battery cycle count (as shown in System Profiler) of less than 300." then you can contact Apple and get a new one.
My Macbook never gives me more than 2.5 hours and that's with screen at half brightness. Is that normal? I've always thought that was kinda low. Wonder what Apple's definition of "low charge capacity" is.
My Macbook never gives me more than 2.5 hours and that's with screen at half brightness. Is that normal? I've always thought that was kinda low. Wonder what Apple's definition of "low charge capacity" is.
What are you doing in those 2.5 hours?
On my iBook I was able to surf the net with screen low on WiFi for 5.5 hours. Play Unreal 2003 for 3.5 hours. It was awesome. My MBP gets around half that.
On my iBook I was able to surf the net with screen low on WiFi for 5.5 hours. Play Unreal 2003 for 3.5 hours. It was awesome. My MBP gets around half that.
Huh. That's odd. When I navigate to the SystemConfiguration folder, and find the "BatteryUpdater.bundle", it shows up as a FOLDER instead of a BUNDLE.
Doing a "Get Info" reveals a kind: Folder instead of a kind: Bundle
And I can't check the Version Number because... well, it's a Folder.
Weird.
I did a permissions repair both before (many repairs) and after (none) the installation, which of course involved a reboot.
Hmmmmm. So... does this mean that none of the Bundles are actually... well, bundling anything? None of the "bundles" in that folder are seen as Bundles - they're all Folders.
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