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Plugged In, Not Charging Battery
Had the same problem and I thought it was my puppy and kitten that have been chewing on the power charger...[-_-] But that was not the case because my computer only run when it was plugged in and cut off when unplugged. After I desconnected the laptop, I took off the battery and cleaned the teeth and put it back in and plugged it in, the problem was gone. No more plugged in not charging. My battery might've been loose or just drity from dust that it was not catching any power to charge and I have had no problem after that. You can also try to restart your laptop again while connected. Also it can happen if the laptop gets too hot, try to get a cooling support table for laptops that should fix it too. Hope it works. Good Luck! -- Tuckaroo115 |
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Plugged In, Not Charging Battery
I have the same problem, so I think I found an answer. It is the recepticle into which the AC plug goes into the laptop. I was wiggling it around a little today as the problem showed up. Have that little thing checked. All other answeres that I have read are not actually fixing the problem. Eventually people repost and say so. So, I think it is just a faulty recepicle into which the AC plugs since today, every time my battery light went out I could just fool a litttle with the AC, and immediately worked. This problem goes back at least 2 years, covers windows XP and Vista......Dell, Toshiba, HP and more. So, that is another reason I have continued to look for that common denominater. -- darloma ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darloma's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/98809.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-har...ces/922071.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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Plugged In, Not Charging Battery
Thanks for the info on the fix - unfortunately, my power plans do not include "calibrate". I selected another one, unplugged my computer, then restarted and changed to HP recommended. The battery still will not charge. The icon looks like it is starting to charge when I first boot up, but then stops after about 4 cycles. I have tried reinstalling the driver, updating BIOS, taking out the battery while it is off and on, changing out the power cord and about every other suggestion. My battery tests good. What good is a laptop without a charged battery? Anyone else have a suggestion, besides throwing it out a 12 story window? -- efargher |
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Plugged In, Not Charging Battery
Wish that would work with mine. I have updated the BIOS, reinstalled driver, taken battery out when both on and off, changed power cords, and tried everything I have read in forums, etc. It started after MS SP2. The power icon starts charging, but then stops, but the charge light stays on. I have 0% power but the battery checks fine. I have even tried another battery. Any other ideas? -- efargher |
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Plugged In, Not Charging Battery
Does the laptop run fine when plugged into AC power using the power cord and
power brick with or without a battery installed? "efargher" wrote in message ... Wish that would work with mine. I have updated the BIOS, reinstalled driver, taken battery out when both on and off, changed power cords, and tried everything I have read in forums, etc. It started after MS SP2. The power icon starts charging, but then stops, but the charge light stays on. I have 0% power but the battery checks fine. I have even tried another battery. Any other ideas? -- efargher |
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Plugged In, Not Charging Battery
How old is the Laptop/battery?
What to you mean when you say it test fine in another laptop, does it mean that you were actually able to charge it and use it in another laptop? "efargher" wrote in message ... Yes - everything else works fine. -- efargher |
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Plugged In, Not Charging Battery
The laptop is less than 2 years old. The battery is about 3 months old. I tested another battery in the laptop and it had the same problem. -- efargher |
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Plugged In, Not Charging Battery
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Plugged In, Not Charging Battery
ecsem wrote:
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