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Hi my macbook late 2009 with(Not removable battery) is not charging. I thought it was a bad battery problem so i bought a new battery installed it and still no charge. I can only turn it on with my MagSafe. So far i have tried removing and reinserting the battery and the the steps below but the light doesn’t change color and the battery isn’t still not recognized. 1.Shut down the computer. 2.Plug in the power adapter. 3.On the built-in keyboard, press the Shift, Control, and Option keys on the left side and the power button, all at the same time. 4.Release all three keys at the same time. 5.Turn on the computer. I have tried to resett the PRAM which i was able to do and still nothing nada. I’ve looked up this problem online and other people have it but the solutions given are from apple website and are resetting the SMC which I have tried but can’t seem to work I have checked to see if the keys (shift, control, option) work and they do. They just don’t reset the SMC. (The light on the charger doesn’t change).

Sadly, it sounds like the charging circuit is damaged here. Not much you can do here with a SMC reset to fix this. You’ll need to get someone with board level repair skills to fix the logic board or replace it.

What color is the magsafe when you plug it in?

I am having this same issue. There are some Firmware updates that you can download from the Apple site. Just look up SMCUpdate and find the one that matches with your model number on your Mac. Just download the right version and install that. These address some issues that may be present in older Macs that are using more modern charging units. Unfortunately for me, these updates won’t work on my Mac. My system keeps rejecting it, saying that the computer doesn’t need it. That’s the source of my issue. The update is supposed to fix problems with power management and allocation, which may cause your older computer to not recognize the newer charger as a valid power source. Give it a try. These updates are supposed to automatically done, but older Macs are lacking in support. I don’t believe that they always auto-update if they are old. Hope it helps you, at least! :D