

oh, the mouse problem is really the battery problem, you shouldn't keep the dead battery in the computer because it expands after it dies. This morning after calling - and not thinking about it during the weekend - the service guys said they still don't have the battery it's being escalated but) they'll look at the mouse problem straight way. Can't click on anything because t's clicked already. What do you do when the left mouse is clicked? It's on. The mouse was clicked and there was little I could do. The service centre is doing ther best by following up with Apple but in the meantime I turned the machine on friday afternoon and used the track pad instead of my usual docking mouse and keyboard. If it does, Apple will send you a replacement battery and recycle the affected battery for you.Oh, if only I had known I wouldn't have had to live for 3 weeks having to shut down and find the next power point (that's Volts and Amps, not. you should) check your battery to see if it qualifies for the battery exchange program. I've never had any problems with my battery. that ends with U7SA, U7SB or U7SC) then you'll know that in the support pages, Apple mention the FAQ: If you know that you can tell from the last few characters in the serial number (i.e. I learned that there was a battery exchange program for 15" MacBook Pro's after my battery had died, and I called my local service centre.

Apple don't have the battery serial numbers matched to the machines they're shipped with, until you bring them back.

It says nothing on the main (laptop) batteries page ( ) nor on the page it links to for the MacBook Pro batteries about any battery exchange. There's been a link from the Apple home page - centered on the bottom - for " iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 Battery Recall" ever since I can remember. It's not that there aren't thousands of Macbooks sold every month in SA, just that Apple has a different view on batteries, and there are thousands sold here every month. I called in straight away but they are being brought from Europe. I've recently been without a battery for more than three weeks (in offfical language, 'shipping depends on availability'). Position one for ipods and position two for other batteries. Google Battery replacement and Apple comes up on top.
