RAID Card battery not charging in computer
About a year ago, the RAID card in my Mac Pro was giving errors about the battery, so I followed the instructions on this site to fix it. I bought a new battery, had to remove the PMC board, and while it took me some time, I got it all working. Last month, I had the same problem with a different machine and so followed the same steps, but this time it does not work, the battery does not charge when put back into the Mac Pro. I have then also taken the initially repaired one apart, and this one now no longer charges either.
I am charging the battery to a bit over 3.7V externally and then put them into the Mac, which claims to be charging them (according to raid utility) and that takes about 7-8 hours and then it stops with an error, the battery would then meanwhile have lost some charge and only be around 3.65V.
I have tried the discharging, recharging multiple times all without luck. I am suspicious that either the RAID card or the battery management system are somehow locked and not providing current to the battery to charge, any advice on how to find out (I tried to measure the current, but it seems to be changing continuously) and/or get to a successfully charging battery ?
Questa è una buona domanda?
Just wondering if you managed to fix your problem?
I stubbled across exactly the same problem as yours. I installed the new battery, it finished reconditioning after 9 hours, Then gave battery failed error. On restarting the Mac Pro, it said normal battery operation, working battery, 'charging''but wouldn't charge despite leaving the Mac pro on for 24 hours.
da Uzair
Uzair, sorry after so many attempts of discharge, recharge, and reboots and so on, I ended up giving up. Wanted to give it some rest before getting back at it, if still relevant taking that the machine may soon no longer be supported for OS updates.
da Wim Melis
Hi Wim, I initially gave up as well. But then after that update and discharging up to 3.55v and recharging up to 3.66V, it suddenly started to work for me. It my be worth having another go. If you run Mojave, I guess will continue to get OS support for another few years but I might be wrong.
da Uzair