Hi, Yes, you're probably right. It's certainly your call though.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:44 AM, Christine Grassman <[email protected]> wrote: > So the question then becomes whether it is worth investing $300 plus > for a new battery for a computer that reportedly will not be able to properly > handle Yosemite. (I downgraded to MOuntain Lion after a disastrous experience > with Mavericks; it is probably safe to assume that Yosemite will need equal, > if not superior system requirements as compared to Mavericks.) > > On Sep 28, 2014, at 1:28 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> They certainly can be replaced, just need to be replaced by a Technician. >> They usually cost about $300 to $350 and can only be purchased through Apple >> themselves. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On Sep 28, 2014, at 10:26 AM, Christine Grassman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I thought I read somewhere that these batteries cannot be replaced. >>> Assuming that is not correct, how much did a new battery cost? >>> >>> >>> On Sep 28, 2014, at 12:13 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Not sure if it's exactly the same, but, I've had a number of white >>>> MacBooks do a similar thing where they randomly go to sleep. Pressing a >>>> key or two wakes them up then they'll work for a bit, and do it all over >>>> again. These were units at work so I did lots of disk and permission >>>> repairs, reinstalls of OS versions from Snow Leopard to Mavericks with, >>>> originally, limited success then finding out after a couple hours of use >>>> that the frustration started over again. The only thing that fixed this >>>> issue for me was replacing the battery. Even though the battery, in some >>>> cases, didn't really look like it needed replacing, once the new one was >>>> installed, all worked properly. >>>> >>>> HTH. >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On Sep 28, 2014, at 7:02 AM, Christine Grassman <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes . . . yesterday I ran both, and repair disk permissions; there were a >>>>> whole lot to repair. However, it is still happening. >>>>> I called Apple, the VoiceOver refused to come on in safe mode, so I have >>>>> an appointment with the Genus Bar. Resets will not work properly either. >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 28, 2014, at 5:36 AM, Dean Adams <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Christine, >>>>>> Have you tried running the disc utility and running both verify disc >>>>>> and verify permissions, have you ever run these utilities just a thought >>>>>> .YOu may need to run these in the recovery consol .There is speach in >>>>>> the recovery consol . >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards Dean >>>>>> Sent from Dean Adams Macbook Pro >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> Voip phone: +6124307 9248 >>>>>> landline Phone: +61243892195 >>>>>> Mobile: +61428133758 >>>>>> Skype and Twitter : deanadams9 >>>>>> >>>>>> On 28 Sep 2014, at 4:30 am, Christine Grassman <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello all. >>>>>>> For the past two days, regardless of charge, amount of use, or >>>>>>> application being used, VoiceOver on my white MacBook (three and a half >>>>>>> years old), has been stopping with no warning, then popping back on >>>>>>> with my Welcome screen, displaying whatever was there before it >>>>>>> stopped. This is going on about three to five times per hour while in >>>>>>> use. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I let it drain, then recharged, and also rebooted, but this is still >>>>>>> happening. 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