Black x in the battery charge symbol?

"T.J. Ohnson

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"That generally means that the computer has determined the battery is bad, and that it can't charge the battery, or draw power from it. I'd download Coconut Battery:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/morein...

This will tell you the capacity of your battery, load cycles, if it's charging, etc., and generally give you a clearer idea of what's going on.

Although it's possible your computer has hardware issues that are not letting it charge the battery, chances are that your battery has simply gone bad and you need a new one. Try a friend's battery with your computer in order to confirm this."

"Wow, I have a similar problem, went to apple genius bar, they wanted to charge me $180 and they would fix anything...I came back did a little more research and found this:

http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2011/0...

It worked! very happy...I have a A118 2009 black 13inch and it's probably time for an upgrade but now at least I have my battery back..."