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Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro.

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.systems
Subject Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro.
Date 2019-04-06 11:29 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <060420191129213845%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <T_Gdnd9wha3SUTvBnZ2dnUU7-QWdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <050420190829494975%nospam@nospam.invalid> <qYydnZ4WX4YxOjrBnZ2dnUU7-cmdnZ2d@giganews.com> <050420191535549194%nospam@nospam.invalid> <WNadncK4XKTCJzXBnZ2dnUU7-K2dnZ2d@giganews.com>

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In article <WNadncK4XKTCJzXBnZ2dnUU7-K2dnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
<bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:

> >>>> My client didn't want a new battery since he rarely uses it. It's very
> >>>> old and slow. We kept its battery slot empty so it can boot up normally.
> >>>
> >>> don't do that. without a battery, it will run significantly slower and
> >>> there is also the risk of a sudden shutdown if there's a power glitch.
> >>
> >> Why would it run slower if it's on its main power connector?
> > 
> > because peak demands can potentially be above what the power adapter
> > alone can source.
> 
> Few run their laptop at peak demand constantly.  And if they did then 
> the battery would deplete.

constant isn't the problem. 

*any* peak demand could cause an unexpected shutdown, and to avoid that
possibility, it runs slower.

> So I wouldn't be too concerned with that configuration.

there's no need to be concerned because it works perfectly fine, just
slower.

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Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-04-02 13:05 -0500
  Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-02 11:12 -0700
    Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-04-02 13:23 -0500
      Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. YK <xxxxx@dialme.com> - 2019-04-02 19:29 -0400
        Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-02 16:31 -0700
      Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2019-04-04 21:10 +0200
        Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2019-04-04 18:22 -0400
          Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-04 18:36 -0400
            Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2019-04-08 09:57 -0400
          Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-04-05 04:04 +0000
            Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2019-04-08 10:10 -0400
          Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2019-04-07 14:47 +0200
        Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-04-04 22:32 -0500
          Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 08:29 -0400
            Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-04-05 15:52 +0000
              Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 12:40 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 17:49 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 12:54 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 17:59 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 13:10 -0400
            Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-05 15:08 -0400
              Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 20:29 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 15:35 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 21:59 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 17:04 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:31 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-05 14:33 -0700
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:36 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-05 14:55 -0700
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 17:37 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-05 14:56 -0700
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 18:01 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2019-04-05 18:07 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-05 15:15 -0700
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-05 14:08 -0700
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:32 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 17:37 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2019-04-05 17:35 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2019-04-05 20:04 +0000
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 16:26 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:50 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 18:01 -0400
              Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 15:35 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 20:40 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2019-04-05 20:05 +0000
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-04-05 20:06 +0000
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2019-04-05 16:17 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2019-04-05 16:14 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:19 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 17:37 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:44 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 17:50 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-08 16:55 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 10:40 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-06 11:29 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 15:13 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-04-06 19:57 +0000
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 17:08 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-07 21:05 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-06 15:58 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-04-06 20:04 +0000
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 17:10 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 17:13 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-07 21:05 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-08 11:58 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-08 10:07 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-08 16:11 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-08 11:19 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-08 20:23 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 17:29 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-07 21:05 -0400
              Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-04-05 21:55 -0500
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-06 09:52 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-06 08:00 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-06 08:00 -0400

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