charging

alfredw1 · 06-26-2006, 10:33 PM

my battery is not charging properly how can i check to see if its the battery or the computer thats causing the problem? when i try calibrting the battery it does not do anything, it starts calibrating but it never finishes.

spamdos · 06-27-2006, 02:14 PM

do you mean that the battery never charges to full, or that it wont charge at all

alfredw1 · 06-27-2006, 05:05 PM

it never charges to full, when i first got the laptop two weeks ago it was fine it charge but since last weekit has stayed on 17% it has not go passed nor dropped. it just stays on that %. i heard that from a friend that if i drain the battery it might work, how do i do that? abyway i already called costumer service, and they said that if the problem continues they want me to send the laptop in. i dont want to waste time sending it in. what can i do ?

computerhakk · 06-27-2006, 09:03 PM

Well, when you plug in the AC adapter to charge it.. does a light come on? Most laptops have a little light that tells you it's charging..

If there is a light and its not showing.. then it could be the cord.. or worse scenario, the internal soldering/hardware.

If there is no light and you are unsure.. try running your laptop without the batttery. Just use the AC adapter and see if it'll run. If not, it's probably what I just said above. If it does run.. then it could be the battery.

Since you just got it not too long ago.. maybe take it in for an exchange.. if not, then it could be time for a new battery.

alfredw1 · 06-28-2006, 01:38 AM

the light comes on when i plug in the cord, does that mean that the problem is with the battery? i will try running it without the battery.

spamdos · 06-28-2006, 12:35 PM

let it run down to empty, that means unplugging it and let it run until the battery dies, then plug it back in and try and recharge it. see if that helps
otherwise send it back

alfredw1 · 06-28-2006, 10:16 PM

i unplug the computer , and it shut down after 5 seconds. it still wont charge.

djmhd79 · 06-29-2006, 11:47 AM

I guess that reason enough to send it back in

06-26-2006, 10:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
alfredw1 Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: tbilisi, georgia Age: 21 Posts: 143	charging my battery is not charging properly how can i check to see if its the battery or the computer thats causing the problem? when i try calibrting the battery it does not do anything, it starts calibrating but it never finishes.

06-27-2006, 02:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 20 Posts: 1,163	do you mean that the battery never charges to full, or that it wont charge at all __________________ TROGDOR the BURNINATOR

06-27-2006, 09:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,634	Well, when you plug in the AC adapter to charge it.. does a light come on? Most laptops have a little light that tells you it's charging.. If there is a light and its not showing.. then it could be the cord.. or worse scenario, the internal soldering/hardware. If there is no light and you are unsure.. try running your laptop without the batttery. Just use the AC adapter and see if it'll run. If not, it's probably what I just said above. If it does run.. then it could be the battery. Since you just got it not too long ago.. maybe take it in for an exchange.. if not, then it could be time for a new battery. __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

06-28-2006, 12:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 20 Posts: 1,163	let it run down to empty, that means unplugging it and let it run until the battery dies, then plug it back in and try and recharge it. see if that helps otherwise send it back __________________ TROGDOR the BURNINATOR

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06-27-2006, 05:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
alfredw1 Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: tbilisi, georgia Age: 21 Posts: 143	it never charges to full, when i first got the laptop two weeks ago it was fine it charge but since last weekit has stayed on 17% it has not go passed nor dropped. it just stays on that %. i heard that from a friend that if i drain the battery it might work, how do i do that? abyway i already called costumer service, and they said that if the problem continues they want me to send the laptop in. i dont want to waste time sending it in. what can i do ?

06-28-2006, 01:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
alfredw1 Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: tbilisi, georgia Age: 21 Posts: 143	the light comes on when i plug in the cord, does that mean that the problem is with the battery? i will try running it without the battery.

06-28-2006, 10:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
alfredw1 Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: tbilisi, georgia Age: 21 Posts: 143	i unplug the computer , and it shut down after 5 seconds. it still wont charge.

06-29-2006, 11:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
djmhd79 New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3	I guess that reason enough to send it back in