Cannot charge my laptop

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linjes

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(please don't flame. Mods please help me move this to correct section and emal me telling me where it went to if need be)
  • Hello.. I am using a toshiba satalite laptop, model no L310-s414. Its os is vista home basic 32bit.
  • 1 or 2 weeks ago i was using the laptop when sudenly the screen suddenly became darker, indicating that the power from the wall point had been lost.. i tried reconnecting it but the power light would come on followed by the battery charging light then both would turn off after 1 or 2 secs. i changed wall points but the same thing would happen.. After a few tries the laptop could charge..
  • However the prob came back after 3 days. but this time i could not charge it at all. the power light would flash on and off at that time i had 5 percent batt. I hibernated the laptop (oh ya i had this habit of hibernating the laptop) and went out..
  • Next day i tried again. same thing happened. But when i turned the laptop on with tt little bit of batt, and deleted the restoration data. i tried plugging in the cable and then VOILA it started charging.
  • Then today(tt was monday, today is friday) the laptop cannot charge again. The power light would turn on then off.
  • I went to find bios update(i am very sure it is not a prob with the cable as it could work from mon till ystd) and there were none.
  • I went to the Device manager and tried disabling and re-enabling the Microsoft AC Adapter thing but it didn't work.
  • The laptop has abt 20% now. i do not intend to switch it on unless absolutely necessary.
The laptop was bought in singapore with 1 year international warranty in march 2009 and 2 yrs local warranty aft that. However, i am in livorno, italy for 2 yrs and the nearest repair center is 4 hrs away. And my dad won't drive 4 hrs down to go fix the laptop. (i won't too)
does anyone have any way to fix it? thanks in advance
 

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System One

Try removing the battery and see if the comp works OK without it. Modern batteries must be used, so if you haven't been using the laptop with just the battery then it is possible the battery has died.
If it works Ok sans battery then reinsert it and if you get the same symptoms as before you might have to buy a new battery.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer 5315 with upgraded CPU and ram.
    CPU
    Intel T7500
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    2 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD Sata2 500 gb
    Mouse
    Stick mouse
    Internet Speed
    20 meg line/ 15700kbps sync
    Other Info
    Sky
laptop batteries do fail, sometimes quicker than they should.

If someone local to you would let you put their laptop batterty, and it must match, in your laptop that would be a way to check on it.

If you do a battery swap, and the problem goes away, then you need a new battery.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire X1700
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    3 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Vizio 21" tv
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 resolution
    Hard Drives
    1 terabyte sata in 1 partition
    Cooling
    fans that came with it
    Keyboard
    basic USB
    Mouse
    basic USB
    Internet Speed
    3 megabits on a cable modem, wired
No, swap the battery with another person who has the same laptop.

If the other battery charges, then your laptop is okay. You just need to replace your battery.

If the other battery doesn't charge in your laptop but charges in the other laptop, then your laptop has a problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire X1700
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    3 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Vizio 21" tv
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 resolution
    Hard Drives
    1 terabyte sata in 1 partition
    Cooling
    fans that came with it
    Keyboard
    basic USB
    Mouse
    basic USB
    Internet Speed
    3 megabits on a cable modem, wired
Lets try doing a power-cycle. Remove battery/power cord. Press and hold power button for 90 seconds. See if it works properly now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built
    CPU
    AMD PHENOM X4 9600 BE 2.3GHZ @ 2.46GHZ
    Motherboard
    TA790GX 128M AM2+
    Memory
    8GB OCZ PC6400 800MHZ DDR2 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GTS 250 1GB VRAM
    Sound Card
    SB5120 24-BIT 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 2330V 23" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB SEAGATE HDD
    PSU
    650W
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    3 120MM FANS
    Keyboard
    MS WIRELESS DESKTOP 3000
    Mouse
    MS WIRELESS DESKTOP 3000
    Internet Speed
    6MB/s
    Other Info
    Main Machine. Just upgraded my RAM to 8GB. Next task will be to get a new processor for this machine ( 9650 was for my secondary machine )
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