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Laptop Battery Problem
25-10-2009 6:43 PM
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If I remove the mains, the screen dims down a bit, for about 2 or 3 seconds, then black screen and no power light.
Plug in and press the power button, boot up as normal with "start windows as normal" message.
If I remove the battery whilst the mains is powering the machine, the yellow charging light goes out. and does not come on when battery is replaced.
The machine is about 5 or 6 years old, so maybe the battery has had enough and died....... but does anyone know any different?
(I cannot see the battery terminals to put my meter across them.)
Re: Laptop Battery Problem
25-10-2009 7:08 PM
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Re: Laptop Battery Problem
25-10-2009 9:47 PM
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Re: Laptop Battery Problem
26-10-2009 10:26 AM
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It's cured with a brand new battery. I'd try ebay as the last time I bought a new battery (in a rush before travelling abroad) I ended up paying my local laptop specialist over £70! (You reckon they saw me coming when I said I needed it urgently before travelling?)
Anyway.. when I got back I ended up on ebay looking for them where I found I could of got one for less than £25
Re: Laptop Battery Problem
26-10-2009 10:27 AM
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26-10-2009 12:44 PM
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http://www.global-batteries.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/1_24/products_id/2231?osCsid=8ed61718e84054...
Re: Laptop Battery Problem
26-10-2009 1:46 PM
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As the laptop is only used by my missus to get a few emails , do a bit of surfing for information, and mainly for facebook, (playing scrabble on line) there is no real problem using it on the mains.....
@ Kazbah........Why not use the mains for watching films on line then? can`t see any reason.... if the films and associated software/PSU requirements are heavy, then I would have expected that using the mains would have been an advantage....
"must have looked after the battery"..... well, can`t think of doing anything special, most of the time it has been connected and charging (fully charged) with the occasional run down to warning message, and then next day back on the mains again...
I reckon she will just have to use it on the mains, ( I may buy her a new battery on ebay for a christmas prezzie ! ! )
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26-10-2009 3:51 PM
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26-10-2009 3:54 PM
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26-10-2009 5:27 PM
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26-10-2009 6:18 PM
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I did this myself recently and picked up a battery for my wife's Acer laptop for eight pounds delivered. Works perfectly.
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26-10-2009 7:39 PM
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Re: Laptop Battery Problem
09-12-2009 8:15 AM
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Quote from: shutter I am a Yorkshireman, despite residing south of watford. !
We are like Scotsmen, with all the generosity squeezed out!
Did you sort the issue? Or would the answer spoil the Xmas surprise?
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09-12-2009 8:18 AM
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Actually, she seems quite happy with using it just on the mains, so until she squawks loudly, it will remain ""status quo"".... (sorry for cross posting in this answer ) ! ! !
Re: Laptop Battery Problem
09-12-2009 8:22 AM
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