So, for my MacBook Pro, the serial number 'WQ929xxxxxx' indicates the twenty-ninth week of 2009 as the date of manufacture. For a CPU, first two characters of the serial number is the factory code, next three are the year (one digit only), and week. The first line will show the model year and model name of your MacBook Pro. The serial number of an Apple product has (almost always) the manufacture date encoded. Repeat once and that should get your battery reporting accurately as well. Just like finding your serial number, click on the Apple logo in the top-left corner of your MacBook Pro desktop and select 'About This Mac'.

Charge all the way to 100%, then unplug the unit and use it until it dies w/o charging it up again. Should you continue to have concerns, I'd call the AASP back to verify that you got the right item.ĮDIT: It may be worth it for you to calibrate your battery. If not, all warranty repair services are either covered by your Applecare Protection Plan or, if out of warranty, 90 days from date of service. It can be used to modify the serial number, recompose data of the ME. Likely, the battery is correct for your unit and will function as expected. You may be interested in other methods to remove or unlock MAC EFI Icloud with 4 or. I found this via various user screenshots on Amazon. I poked around online and noted that you are not the only one who has the bq20z45 part number from SMP, nor the only one to have a Full Charge Capacity different than ~8000. You can find your Macs serial number in Apple System Profiler: Select the Apple Menu > About This Mac, then (depending on the version of OSX you are running). It is unlikely that you obtained the incorrect battery, since AASP's source their parts from Apple to perform warranty-service repairs. Unfortunately, information would not be attainable simply through the serial number. MacBook Information: MacBook Pro Core i5 2.6 13' Retina Late 2013ĭevice Name: bq20z45 (i researched and there should be a 1 after the 5)įull Charge Capacity (mAh): 6211 (I believe this should be around 8000) Or if anyone has the same mac model would you be kind enough to share your battery(original) information? My question is: is there any way i can find out my old battery's information and/or serial # through my MBP's serial number? I think my new battery isn't the same as the one i had before. I bought my MBP Retina display 13'(late 2013) 5 months ago a week ago i had to change its battery at an authorised reseller when my small sister accidentally dropped a whole glass of water on it.

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