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Title: laptop battery charging Post by: madasahatstand on October 08, 2006, 10:54:39 AM hi all
i got my laptop 12 months ago so now out of warrinty. i had a problem with the battery which was not charging. i had to perform various tests and satisfied compaq that it was a 'bad battery'. now ive got a new battery and its the same scenario. it does not appear to charge at all. last night i left the power on and the little flash that tells you it charging (i think thats what its for) was on all night. this morning i got up and the battery is completely without a charge. previously it was sitting at 30% charge. my power options are set to laptop. i cant see anything obvious about what im doing wrong. can anyone help because im stuck with a lappy that i need to plug in? cheers mad Title: Re: laptop battery charging Post by: Sark79 on October 08, 2006, 11:13:42 AM If it has ever fully charged, what is the longest use you have had from it mad?
My laptop bat is crap as well, I only get about 45 mins from it fully charged. I always use my power cable Title: Re: laptop battery charging Post by: lazaroonie on October 08, 2006, 12:38:00 PM Mad,
what make of laptop is it ? Is it an IBM one ? Most new laptop batteries need "conditioning" before they will start to work properly, i will dig out some instructions and send them to you. Title: Re: laptop battery charging Post by: madasahatstand on October 08, 2006, 12:44:43 PM cheers laz
its a compac laptop model m2241ea if that means anything to you. i would really appreciate your help:) sark i had never went without the ac power until the summer. then i noticed the problem with the battery and got another. probably should have checked it out within the warranty. HELP!!!! Title: Re: laptop battery charging Post by: byronkincaid on October 08, 2006, 01:20:40 PM Is it hard/possible to change the battery on a laptop?
Title: Re: laptop battery charging Post by: lazaroonie on October 08, 2006, 01:26:13 PM Mad,
read this, should give some sound advice : http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=PFAN-3QNQJN#New Title: Re: laptop battery charging Post by: BigTomatoes on October 08, 2006, 01:34:28 PM i had the exact same problem , had my laptop for about a year then the battery and ac charger stopped working completely , luckily mine was still under warranty and i sent it away to get fixed , when i got it back the ac power was working again but still no charge in the battery , looks like i need to send it away again for a new battery , surely they should have discovered this when ther=y checked it b4 sending me it back ? very annoying ;tk; Title: Re: laptop battery charging Post by: Bongo on October 08, 2006, 01:58:29 PM Is it hard/possible to change the battery on a laptop? Most of them are easy to do, designed so you can easily switch to a spare battery on the move. |