[Leica] Macbook Pro battery question (I think)

[spencer at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng)]

Hi Peter,

On Jan 12, 2011, at 0:49, Peter Cheyne wrote:
> The 'pfzzt' sound when it switches off is very quiet, and I think is just 
> the hard drive being abruptly stopped and maybe other things losing power 
> immediately.  Not coming from the battery.
> 

Other than the disk, there is only the fan. Not too many moving parts. Both 
should be a slowing down kind of sound (pitch drops lower until it stops).

> My Titanium powerbook battery is still going fine!
> 

Higher energy density batteries means more bad things can happen. My 
Titanium powerbook died about 6 months after I dropped it when the display 
connector went. :(

> There's another odd problem with my MBP.  The letter 'p' and the Caps Lock 
> button almost never function.  very rarely, they do.  They are not dirty.  
> On Mac forums, I noticed that other people have the same problem with the 
> same keys.  I tried resetting permissions, PRAM reset, to no avail.  I 
> always have to type the letter 'p' by using an external keyboard only for 
> that letter!
> 

You probably need a new keyboard. I had an occasional de-bounce problem with 
my space-bar and one of the other keys once. Apple replaced it under 
warranty.

If you are brave, try popping out the 'p' key gently to see if the plastic 
spring underneath is busted. You may want to wear an isolation suite. It's 
amazing what accumulates under the keys. ;-)

Caps Lock key being broken is a good thing. I never use it ad it was just 
annoying so I changed the Caps Lock key to be a do nothing key.

Regards,
Spencer