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Old 08-05-2007   #1 (permalink)
Aniket


 
 

Laptop battery

My laptop battery ran down to 0%, and once I plugged in the AC adaptor, it
just shows the message "Plugged in, Not charging" and stuck at 0%. This
doesn't happen all the time for some reason, as sometimes it will actually
charge while it is plugged in. If I load too many applications now, the
computer will automatically shut down, and then it STILL won't charge. By
the way, the laptop is less than one month old, and the battery usually holds
a 2-3 hour charge.

How can I fix this problem?

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Old 08-05-2007   #2 (permalink)
JW


 
 

Re: Laptop battery

Very possible that you have a bad battery and that your computer will have
to replace it. If you remove the battery can you run with just the AC
adapter?

"Aniket" <Aniket@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8920E37B-BA89-44B3-B7C1-38B7979670E9@microsoft.com...
> My laptop battery ran down to 0%, and once I plugged in the AC adaptor, it
> just shows the message "Plugged in, Not charging" and stuck at 0%. This
> doesn't happen all the time for some reason, as sometimes it will actually
> charge while it is plugged in. If I load too many applications now, the
> computer will automatically shut down, and then it STILL won't charge. By
> the way, the laptop is less than one month old, and the battery usually
> holds
> a 2-3 hour charge.
>
> How can I fix this problem?


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Old 08-06-2007   #3 (permalink)
Richard G. Harper


 
 

Re: Laptop battery

Given that this is a new computer, I would return it for warranty repair or
replacement.

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"Aniket" <Aniket@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8920E37B-BA89-44B3-B7C1-38B7979670E9@microsoft.com...
> My laptop battery ran down to 0%, and once I plugged in the AC adaptor, it
> just shows the message "Plugged in, Not charging" and stuck at 0%. This
> doesn't happen all the time for some reason, as sometimes it will actually
> charge while it is plugged in. If I load too many applications now, the
> computer will automatically shut down, and then it STILL won't charge. By
> the way, the laptop is less than one month old, and the battery usually
> holds
> a 2-3 hour charge.
>
> How can I fix this problem?


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-06-2007   #4 (permalink)
Richard Urban


 
 

Re: Laptop battery

Time for a warranty repair I would think.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"Aniket" <Aniket@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8920E37B-BA89-44B3-B7C1-38B7979670E9@microsoft.com...
> My laptop battery ran down to 0%, and once I plugged in the AC adaptor, it
> just shows the message "Plugged in, Not charging" and stuck at 0%. This
> doesn't happen all the time for some reason, as sometimes it will actually
> charge while it is plugged in. If I load too many applications now, the
> computer will automatically shut down, and then it STILL won't charge. By
> the way, the laptop is less than one month old, and the battery usually
> holds
> a 2-3 hour charge.
>
> How can I fix this problem?


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-10-2007   #5 (permalink)
Alex


 
 

Re: Laptop battery

I have found on the web that other people are having this problem. I'm also
having this problem. I recently bought a Sony Vaio CR190 and it's less than
3 weeks old. The battery does not get charged past 50%. It keeps saying,
plugged in, not
charging. Sony sent me a new battery and the same problem is happening. The
laptop is plugged into the AC adapter but the battery does not get charged.
I do not think this is a bad battery problem, but Vista itself as too many
people with brand NEW notebooks running on Vista are having this problem. Is
there a setting that we don't know about? There must be because the system
knows to stop charging at 50%.


"Richard Urban" wrote:

> Time for a warranty repair I would think.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> "Aniket" <Aniket@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8920E37B-BA89-44B3-B7C1-38B7979670E9@microsoft.com...
> > My laptop battery ran down to 0%, and once I plugged in the AC adaptor, it
> > just shows the message "Plugged in, Not charging" and stuck at 0%. This
> > doesn't happen all the time for some reason, as sometimes it will actually
> > charge while it is plugged in. If I load too many applications now, the
> > computer will automatically shut down, and then it STILL won't charge. By
> > the way, the laptop is less than one month old, and the battery usually
> > holds
> > a 2-3 hour charge.
> >
> > How can I fix this problem?

>
>

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Old 08-11-2007   #6 (permalink)
Richard Urban


 
 

Re: Laptop battery

Does the battery charge when the computer is turned off. The operating
system does NOT come into play at that time. If the computer does NOT charge
over night - when the computer is OFF - then it is a hardware/computer
problem and not an operating system problem.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)


"Alex" <Alex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C107D772-A28C-415C-8BA9-BF21DD1CE844@microsoft.com...
>I have found on the web that other people are having this problem. I'm
>also
> having this problem. I recently bought a Sony Vaio CR190 and it's less
> than
> 3 weeks old. The battery does not get charged past 50%. It keeps saying,
> plugged in, not
> charging. Sony sent me a new battery and the same problem is happening.
> The
> laptop is plugged into the AC adapter but the battery does not get
> charged.
> I do not think this is a bad battery problem, but Vista itself as too many
> people with brand NEW notebooks running on Vista are having this problem.
> Is
> there a setting that we don't know about? There must be because the
> system
> knows to stop charging at 50%.
>
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> Time for a warranty repair I would think.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>> "Aniket" <Aniket@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8920E37B-BA89-44B3-B7C1-38B7979670E9@microsoft.com...
>> > My laptop battery ran down to 0%, and once I plugged in the AC adaptor,
>> > it
>> > just shows the message "Plugged in, Not charging" and stuck at 0%.
>> > This
>> > doesn't happen all the time for some reason, as sometimes it will
>> > actually
>> > charge while it is plugged in. If I load too many applications now,
>> > the
>> > computer will automatically shut down, and then it STILL won't charge.
>> > By
>> > the way, the laptop is less than one month old, and the battery usually
>> > holds
>> > a 2-3 hour charge.
>> >
>> > How can I fix this problem?

>>
>>


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