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    You can calibrate the lithium-ion battery in your Mac notebook, such as an iBook, PowerBook, MacBook, or MacBook Pro, to keep the on-screen battery time and percentage display accurate and maximize battery efficiency. The calibration process involves fully charging and discharging the battery by using the computer until it goes to sleep with a low battery warning.

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    You can calibrate the lithium-ion battery in your Mac notebook, such as an iBook, PowerBook, MacBook, or MacBook Pro, to keep the on-screen battery time and percentage display accurate and maximize battery efficiency. The calibration process involves fully charging and discharging the battery by using the computer until it goes to sleep with a low battery warning.

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    You can calibrate the lithium-ion battery in your Mac notebook, such as an iBook, PowerBook, MacBook, or MacBook Pro, to keep the on-screen battery time and percentage display accurate and maximize battery efficiency. The calibration process involves fully charging and discharging the battery by using the computer until it goes to sleep with a low battery warning.

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    11/14/12 Apple Portables: Calibrating your computer's battery for best performance

    ApplePortables:Calibratingyourcomputer'sbatteryfor
    bestperformance Last Mo dif ied:Oct26,2012
    Art icle:HT1490
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    Summary Pro duct sAf f ect ed Rat ing:
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    YoucancalibrateyouriBook,PowerBook,MacBook,or Macnotebooks
    MacBookProcomputer'slithiumionbatteryforbest
    performance. Languages
    English

    Thebatteryhasaninternalmicroprocessorthatprovidesanestimateoftheamountofenergyinthebatteryasitchargesand RelatedArticles
    discharges.Thebatteryneedstoberecalibratedfromtimetotimetokeeptheonscreenbatterytimeandpercentdisplay
    OSXMountainLion:Manageyour
    accurateandtokeepthebatteryoperatingatmaximumefficiency.Youshouldperformthisprocedurewhenyoufirstuseyour portablecomputers battery
    computerandtheneveryfewmonthsafterthat.IfyounormallyleaveyourAppleportablecomputerconnectedtoACpower MacOSX10.6:Managingyour
    andveryrarelyuseitonbatterypoweryoumaywanttoperformthisprocessonceamonth.The portablecomputers battery
    websitewww.apple.com/batterieshasmorehelpfulinformationregardingbatteriesandoffersaniCalcalendartoremindyou OSXLion:Manageyourportable
    tocalibrateyourbattery. computers battery

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    Not e :Ifyou'renotsurewhichmodelyourportablecomputeris,usetheselinkstoidentifyyouriBook,PowerBook,MacBook, thefirs ttime

    MacBookAir,orMacBookPro. OSXMountainLion:Calibratethe
    batteryinaportablecomputer

    Port able swit hbuilt inbat t e rie s


    CurrentAppleportablecomputerbatteriesareprecalibratedanddonotrequirethecalibrationprocedureoutlinedinthis
    article.ThesecomputersusebatteriesthatshouldbereplacedonlybyanAppleAuthorizedServiceProvider.

    MacBook

    MacBook(13inch,Late2009)andlater

    MacBookAir

    MacBookAir,allversions

    MacBookPro

    MacBookPro(Retina,13inch,Late2012)

    MacBookPro(Retina,Mid2012)

    MacBookPro(13inch,Mid2009)andlater

    MacBookPro(15inch,Mid2009)andlater

    MacBookPro(17inch,Early2009)andlater

    Port able swit hre movable bat t e rie s


    iBooksandPowe rBookG4sot he rt hant he Powe rBookG4(15inchDouble Laye rSD)

    1. Plugthepoweradapterinandfullychargeyourcomputer'sbatteryuntilthebatteryindicatorlightsturnoffandtheadapter
    pluglightgoesfromambertogreen,whichindicatesthatthebatteryisfullycharged.
    2. DisconnectthepoweradapteranduseyouriBookorPowerBook.Whenyourbatterygetslow,youwillseethelowbattery
    warningdialogonthescreen.Continuetouseyourcomputeruntilitgoestosleep.Atthatpointthebatteryhasbeen
    sufficientlydrainedforcalibration.
    3. Connectthepoweradapterandleaveitconnecteduntilthebatteryisfullychargedagain.

    Youhavetofullychargeandthendischargeyourbatteryonlyoncetocalibrateit.Afterthat,youcanconnectanddisconnect
    thepoweradapterwhenthebatteryisatanychargelevel.

    T ip:Whenthebatteryreaches"empty",thecomputerisforcedintosleepmode.Thebatteryactuallyholdsareservebeyond
    "empty",tomaintainthecomputerinsleepforaperiodoftime.Oncethebatteryistrulyexhausted,thecomputerisforcedto
    shutdown.Atthispoint,anyopenfilescouldbelost.Therefore,itisimportantthatyoufindanelectricaloutletandconnectthe
    adapterbeforetheforcedshutdownoccurs.

    Powe rBookG4(15inchDouble Laye rSD),MacBook(allmode ls),andMacBookPro(allmode ls)

    support.apple.com/kb/HT1490 1/2
    11/14/12 Apple Portables: Calibrating your computer's battery for best performance

    ThebatterycalibrationforthePowerBookG4(15inchDoubleLayerSD)andanymodelofMacBookorMacBookProhas
    beenupdatedbecauseofanewbatteryreleasedwiththiscomputer.Withthesecomputers,followthesestepstocalibrateyour
    battery:

    1. PluginthepoweradapterandfullychargeyourPowerBook'sbatteryuntilthelightringorLEDonthepoweradapterplug
    changestogreenandtheonscreenmeterinthemenubarindicatesthatthebatteryisfullycharged.
    2. Allowthebatterytorestinthefullychargedstateforatleasttwohours.Youmayuseyourcomputerduringthistimeas
    longastheadapterispluggedin.

    3. Disconnectthepoweradapterwhilethecomputerstillonandstartrunningthecomputeroffbatterypower.Youmayuse
    yourcomputerduringthistime.Whenyourbatterygetslow,thelowbatterywarningdialogappearsonthescreen.
    4. Atthispoint,saveyourwork.Continuetouseyourcomputerwhenthebatterygetsverylow,thecomputerwill
    automaticallygotosleep.

    5. Turnoffthecomputerorallowittosleepforfivehoursormore.
    6. Connectthepoweradapterandleaveitconnecteduntilthebatteryisfullychargedagain.

    T ip:Whenthebatteryreaches"empty",thecomputerisforcedintosleepmode.Thebatteryactuallykeepsbackareserve
    beyond"empty",tomaintainthecomputerinsleepforaperiodoftime.Oncethebatteryistrulyexhausted,thecomputeris
    forcedtoshutdown.Atthispoint,withthesafesleepfunctionintroducedinthePowerBookG4(15inchDoubleLayerSD)
    computers,thecomputer'smemorycontentshavebeensavedtotheharddrive.Whenpowerisrestored,thecomputerreturns
    itselftoitspresleepstateusingthesafesleepimageontheharddrive.

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