Problem with my HP’s battery
11-14-2011 at 12:03 AM
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Problem with my HP’s battery
Hey guys, so there’s a problem with my laptops battery..
Few months ago I noticed that sometimes my battery doesn’t charge even though its plugged in. when I took my laptop to best buy they did a 15 minute check+full scan and said that there’s nothing wrong with my laptop. I kept arguing with them about how sometimes it doesn’t charge but they kept saying nothing is wrong with your laptop…
The problem went away after a while, but something else happened…I have been noticing lately that my battery’s % availably stays the same for a long time..like it doesn’t move , it just stays at 45 or 82% for a long time. Today it was stuck at 65% for a long time, when I unplugged the charger it went down to 29% instantly !!
As you guys can see, there’s a problem with my laptops battery. Did any of you experience that before? Do you think the problem is with HP, or with other brands as well ??
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11-14-2011 at 12:10 AM
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"Few months ago I noticed that sometimes my battery doesn’t charge even though its plugged in"
That happened to me last year, and it was the adapter's problem. However, you said yours gets 'stuck' at a particular percentage, so I cant' really say anything about that, since that didn't happen to me, thankfully. o___o
Mine was a Dell, btw.
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11-14-2011 at 12:17 AM
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they even checked the adapter and said it was fine :( ..i think dell is better than HP
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11-14-2011 at 05:45 AM
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Dell > HP. Try re-calibrating your battery through the BIOS menu when booting?
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11-14-2011 at 08:16 AM
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My friend had that issue. Nothing worked, so he just needed an outlet because his laptop never went above (or below) 4%. If it still works fine, just get used to having it plugged in. Or buy a new battery.
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11-14-2011 at 09:08 AM
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I had the issue with my computer not charging when it was plugged in, i got a new adaptor and that fixed it, but then a few months later it started again, I sent it in to get fixed, at best buy also, i had the warranty, when i sent it in to be fixed they said something was wrong with the pin that the chords goes with in the computer. I sent it in, they tried to fix it, instead the wiped my entire hard drive and still couldnt fix the problem, I ended up getting a brand new computer out of it because they couldnt figure out what was wrong. I suggest taking it back, if you still have it under warranty especially.
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11-14-2011 at 10:19 AM
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Try calibrating the battery, if you laptop is older (more then a year) then this should help correct the battery amount
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...name=c00817650
If not, then there is something else wrong with your computer that may be wrong with the battery, the adapter or maybe the power supply
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11-14-2011 at 10:33 AM
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battery advice: Try not to plug in ur battery while on ac power
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11-14-2011 at 01:50 PM
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Thanks guys for the help/advise, that was more helpful than wasting 15 minutes at the geek squad. I am gonna try and calibrate my battery soon.
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11-14-2011 at 03:09 PM
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battery advice: Try not to plug in ur battery while on ac power
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I don't even understand what that is supposed to mean...? |
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11-14-2011 at 03:15 PM
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I don't even understand what that is supposed to mean...?
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Maybe he meant not to remove the battery, plug in the computer, and reinsert the battery? :s |
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11-14-2011 at 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew A
Maybe he meant not to remove the battery, plug in the computer, and reinsert the battery? :s
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Haha, that makes more sense.. its what every laptop manual I've ever gotten has told me. 
I was imagining some person trying to charge their battery with AAs... ('DC power') |
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11-14-2011 at 04:41 PM
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when ur on ac power, u should remove the battery on ur laptop. when ur battery is full and ur on ac powr at the same time, it kills the battery life. Why? Idk it just does. didnt they say they fixed this? Maybe i still dont trust them
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11-14-2011 at 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Leeoku
when ur on ac power, u should remove the battery on ur laptop. when ur battery is full and ur on ac powr at the same time, it kills the battery life. Why? Idk it just does. didnt they say they fixed this? Maybe i still dont trust them
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Most well designed laptops have a way of regulating their charging so overcharging doesn't occur.
If you drew a venn diagram of well designed laptops and HP laptops, you will not find much overlap though... |
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