Charging problems

wisie · 21st March 2006, 12:41 PM

Hi guys,

I just made a purchase of a second hand presario 700 and have some across a small problem.

The battery is plugged in and I've plugged in the ac cord too to try charge it, but it doesn't want to charge? Just the green light lights up saying there is power going to the laptop which allows me to turn on the computer and use it while it's plugged in, but I can't actually charge the laptop?

Am i missing something?
I tried holding the button on the battery for 15 secs! I have shutdown the laptop when I try to charge it! Am out of ideas

Cheers

kwax · 21st March 2006, 12:56 PM

Right click Properties on desktop/screensaver/POWER options ??

wisie · 21st March 2006, 1:08 PM

The battery is detecting and has worked, It came with some charge on it and it worked then but when I goto recharge, no luck..

wisie · 21st March 2006, 7:23 PM

thanks for your message,please discharge for it completed,then charge for it completed,thanks!

Whats that mean exactly? I emailed the seller and I don't quite understand?

commando · 21st March 2006, 7:25 PM

I think he means that you should discharge the battery completely before charging it?

wisie · 21st March 2006, 7:27 PM

What an interesting fellow, it's discharged, I can't even start the lappy with it in now.

deadspawn · 21st March 2006, 7:47 PM

Id say the battery is stuffed, which isnt really a cheap thing to replace.

Some places do battery repacking, which is basically the art of breathing life back into a battery, and can be significantly cheaper than buying a new battery. Which might be an option for you in this case.

Battery repacking is particularly useful for batteries that are hard to come by. Particularly the batteries they use in notebooks to hold the CMOS.

Battery Works is whom I use for my battery repacking, but they are only in QLD.

They have some information about battery repacking on their website though, if you are interested.

http://www.battery.com.au/repacking/repacking.htm

commando · 21st March 2006, 8:27 PM

Yep, I do think its stuffed

I have a Dell CPX (P3 450) that exhibits exactly the same symptoms

wisie · 21st March 2006, 9:30 PM

My girlfriend has a similar laptop which the battery will work in so I'l double check that it's the battery tomorrow! If it's not, then who knows.

Thanks for the replies so far.

21st March 2006, 12:41 PM	#1
wisie Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hobart Posts: 3,074	Charging problems Hi guys, I just made a purchase of a second hand presario 700 and have some across a small problem. The battery is plugged in and I've plugged in the ac cord too to try charge it, but it doesn't want to charge? Just the green light lights up saying there is power going to the laptop which allows me to turn on the computer and use it while it's plugged in, but I can't actually charge the laptop? Am i missing something? I tried holding the button on the battery for 15 secs! I have shutdown the laptop when I try to charge it! Am out of ideas Cheers __________________ Alex - Portfolio - Photography Blog

21st March 2006, 1:08 PM	#3
wisie Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hobart Posts: 3,074	The battery is detecting and has worked, It came with some charge on it and it worked then but when I goto recharge, no luck.. __________________ Alex - Portfolio - Photography Blog

21st March 2006, 7:23 PM	#4
wisie Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hobart Posts: 3,074	thanks for your message,please discharge for it completed,then charge for it completed,thanks! Whats that mean exactly? I emailed the seller and I don't quite understand? __________________ Alex - Portfolio - Photography Blog

21st March 2006, 7:25 PM	#5
commando Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bankstown, Sydney Posts: 4,423	I think he means that you should discharge the battery completely before charging it? __________________ Intel E6400 @ 3.2Ghz \| Gigabyte GIGABYTE 965P-DS3 \| 2GB Corsair VS DDR2 667 \| Stock Intel Cooler \| Albatron 7900GT 256MB Click Here To Add Me To Your ICQ List My Avatar Folding@Home 25000 Points Milestone

21st March 2006, 7:27 PM	#6
wisie Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hobart Posts: 3,074	What an interesting fellow, it's discharged, I can't even start the lappy with it in now. __________________ Alex - Portfolio - Photography Blog

21st March 2006, 12:56 PM	#2
kwax Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sydney 2177 Posts: 642	Right click Properties on desktop/screensaver/POWER options ??

21st March 2006, 7:47 PM	#7
deadspawn Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 442	Id say the battery is stuffed, which isnt really a cheap thing to replace. Some places do battery repacking, which is basically the art of breathing life back into a battery, and can be significantly cheaper than buying a new battery. Which might be an option for you in this case. Battery repacking is particularly useful for batteries that are hard to come by. Particularly the batteries they use in notebooks to hold the CMOS. Battery Works is whom I use for my battery repacking, but they are only in QLD. They have some information about battery repacking on their website though, if you are interested. http://www.battery.com.au/repacking/repacking.htm

21st March 2006, 8:27 PM	#8
commando Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bankstown, Sydney Posts: 4,423	Yep, I do think its stuffed I have a Dell CPX (P3 450) that exhibits exactly the same symptoms __________________ Intel E6400 @ 3.2Ghz \| Gigabyte GIGABYTE 965P-DS3 \| 2GB Corsair VS DDR2 667 \| Stock Intel Cooler \| Albatron 7900GT 256MB Click Here To Add Me To Your ICQ List My Avatar Folding@Home 25000 Points Milestone

21st March 2006, 9:30 PM	#9
wisie Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hobart Posts: 3,074	My girlfriend has a similar laptop which the battery will work in so I'l double check that it's the battery tomorrow! If it's not, then who knows. Thanks for the replies so far. __________________ Alex - Portfolio - Photography Blog