Difference between revisions of "Battery drains despite seemingly being charged"
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| − | When your battery is losing charge despite the fact that you have plugged in A/C power, then check whether the A/C adapter is to blame | + | When your battery is losing charge despite the fact that you have plugged in A/C power (and you have not inhibited charging via [[Tp smapi]] etc.), then check whether the A/C adapter is to blame. Shut down, unplug the battery, and try to power up the laptop by only running on A/C power. If this doesn't work, it's likely that the A/C adapter is broken. |
| − | Note: even if the A/C adapter is broken | + | Note: even if the A/C adapter is broken it may appear as if it is running fine (i.e., the screen turns brighter and the battery LED is red)! |
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* [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-51038#notch IBM support page] | * [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-51038#notch IBM support page] | ||
Revision as of 01:01, 5 May 2006
When your battery is losing charge despite the fact that you have plugged in A/C power (and you have not inhibited charging via Tp smapi etc.), then check whether the A/C adapter is to blame. Shut down, unplug the battery, and try to power up the laptop by only running on A/C power. If this doesn't work, it's likely that the A/C adapter is broken.
Note: even if the A/C adapter is broken it may appear as if it is running fine (i.e., the screen turns brighter and the battery LED is red)!
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