Smarter than the average bar Why I skipped the Touch Bar on my new MacBook Pro.By Susie Ochs Monday, Jul 3, 2017 at 1200 pm EDT.MagSafe Wont Charge a MacBook Its Probably a Simple Fix. Ms Office 2003 Pro Norsk Tipping on this page. Macbook Pro Won T Boot After Update On Iphone' title='Macbook Pro Won T Boot After Update On Iphone' />Mag.Safe Wont Charge a Mac.Book Its Probably a Simple Fix.The Mag. Safe power adapter is brilliant, using magnets to secure a connection between a Mac.Book and the AC power charger, it not only breaks away quickly to help prevent mishaps, but it also quickly snaps on to provide power to the Mac.It usually works flawlessly, but on some rare occasions, the Mag.Safe adapter is seemingly connected just fine but no charge is being passed through to the computer.Fortunately these issues are usually easy to resolve, so proceed through steps 1 through 3 outlined below to get your Mag.Safe charging the Mac battery again.And yes, these steps are the same for any Mac.Book Air or Mac. Book Pro with a built in battery and a magnetic Mag.Safe charging adapter.Verify the Mag. Safe is Plugged In Try a Different Outlet.Yes, that means check to be sure the adapter is plugged into a wall outlet, and that the Mag.Safe AC adapter or wall adapter is properly connected and secured.Trying a different wall outlet is also critical because it rules out the outlet being the issue and who hasnt had the experience of plugging something into a non working outlet before.Also, check for any flaws or frays in the adapter.If the Mag. Safe cable is torn, fraying, damaged, or the inner workings of the charger are exposed in any way, do not use the Mag.Safe. Replace it immediately.Check the Mag. Safe Ports for Debris.Now check the Mag.Safe ports for any objects or debris.Look closely at both the adapter cord itself, and on the port at the side of the Mac.Book Pro Air. Foreign objects interfering in the physical connection between the charger and the computer is one of the more common reasons that Mag.Safe adapters seemingly wont pass a charge.The image below demonstrates how a tiny piece of something blocking a connection can be hard to see, so check closely.Note the tiny metallic particle that is snuggly tucked into the corner of the port.Yes, this is a real photo example taken while troubleshooting a Mac.Book Air that wouldnt charge.If you do see something stuck in the Mag.Safe adapter or Mac port, unplug the Mag.Safe from the wall and disconnect the Mac from any power source, and then use a wooden object like a toothpick to remove it from the port.Do not ever use anything metal for this purpose.This may sound silly or unlikely, but it happens more often than youd think.Because laptops and Mag.Safe adapters are often carried in backpacks, purses, and bags, they can accumulate lint and other particles that may prevent a proper connection.Additionally, that same magnetic connection which makes the Mag.Safe adapter so wonderful can also attract other pieces of minuscule stuff that is just large enough to prevent a charge while also being very hard to visually identify.Reset the SMCIf you have verified the Mag.Safe adapter is all plugged in properly and the port is free of obstructions, your next choice should be to reset the System Management Controller SMC.This can resolve many power related issues with Macs, from strange fan behavior, to batteries not charging, the Mag.Safe adapter not being identified as connected or passing a charge, to the battery missing message, refusal to sleep or wake properly, amongst a variety of other problems.Resetting the SMC on a Mac.Book Air, Mac. Book Pro, and Retina Mac.Book with a non removal battery is easy and done as follows Shut down the Mac.Book by going to Apple menu Shut Down Connect the Mag.Safe power adapter.Simultaneously hold down ShiftControlOptionPower for about 4 seconds, then release all together.Press the Power button to boot the Mac.Book with a reset SMCTo clarify, these are the exact keys to press when the Mac is shut down with the adapter connected in order to reset the SMC If you have an older model Mac.Book with a removal battery the steps are slightly different, you can follow our instructions or Apples official instructions to perform the same SMC reset on those computers.Resetting the SMC clears out all power settings on the Mac, so if you have customized settings within Energy Saver or elsewhere youll need to set those again, as all power options get returned to the OS X defaults.The Mac. Book battery should now be charging from the Mag.Safe as usual. Once the Mac is booted it should be charging fine, as signified by the Mag.Safe light being orange or green.If youre still having problems and the Mac wont charge, the Mag.Safe adapter itself could be failing a fairly rare occurrence or the Mac.Book logic board could be failing another rare occurrence.If you can, try another Mag.Safe adapter to see if it works with the Mac.If youve done the above steps and the battery is continuing to not charge and the Mag.Safe adapter is not working, your next bet is to schedule an appointment or phone call with Apple official support channels to get the Mac.Book, battery, and Mag.Safe adapter looked at.Sometimes it can be a hardware fault, although that is pretty rare.
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