Battery from Laptop not able to be recharged

sonickillz · 04-19-2008, 09:48 AM

My Sony Vaio SZ 23's battery wasnt able to recharge after I used it for about an hour and a half. I have no idea what to do now because it has about 10 minutes of battery left... I can still boot it up but only for 10 minutes

HELP!!!

**The_Other_One** · 04-19-2008, 10:27 AM

If it charges at all, it's probably a shorted cell in the battery. There's really nothing you can do besides get it replaced. Assuming the laptop's fairly new, it should be covered by the warranty.

One of my good friends had a Dell for about 3 months and the battery completely died. I hate to say it but this isn't a very uncommon problem...

OvenMaster · 04-19-2008, 07:15 PM

From what I've read, you're lucky to get a year out of a laptop battery, especially if it's on a charge-discharge cycle of a couple of times a week. Daily cycling will kill it even faster.

just a noob · 04-20-2008, 02:20 AM

same thing happened to my grandmas laptop, had it for about 6 months and the battery just suddenly died, only thing to do is get it replaced

cRABu · 04-20-2008, 02:29 AM

there are some battery calibration software. But i didn't have any benefit using them. You will end up replacing your batt.

sonickillz · 06-19-2008, 05:20 AM

Yea in the end I had it replaced, but the thing is I have already used it for about 1 and a half years...

04-19-2008, 09:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
sonickillz New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 12	Battery from Laptop not able to be recharged My Sony Vaio SZ 23's battery wasnt able to recharge after I used it for about an hour and a half. I have no idea what to do now because it has about 10 minutes of battery left... I can still boot it up but only for 10 minutes HELP!!!

04-19-2008, 10:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,368	If it charges at all, it's probably a shorted cell in the battery. There's really nothing you can do besides get it replaced. Assuming the laptop's fairly new, it should be covered by the warranty. One of my good friends had a Dell for about 3 months and the battery completely died. I hate to say it but this isn't a very uncommon problem... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 2,033	From what I've read, you're lucky to get a year out of a laptop battery, especially if it's on a charge-discharge cycle of a couple of times a week. Daily cycling will kill it even faster. __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

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cRABu Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: At the other side Age: 20 Posts: 173	there are some battery calibration software. But i didn't have any benefit using them. You will end up replacing your batt. __________________ Grandfather of all knowledge

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sonickillz New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 12	Yea in the end I had it replaced, but the thing is I have already used it for about 1 and a half years...

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