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    Please help charging issue m17x!!!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Amonamarth, Apr 5, 2010.

  1. Amonamarth

    Amonamarth Newbie

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    ok i got my own m17x 2 weeks ago much to my delight, and it seems to have been brilliant so far 0 complaints, that is except when i try to charge the battery.
    no matter what i try it wont charge, it will use the battery and quickly when the ac adapter isnt plugged in, but will never charge the battery, ive tried looking through all the power options from the battery toolbar image with no success and ive tried looking through various forums but havent found an answer. the manual says to press fn+f2 which is a power charging toggle on/off option so to speak, but every option seems to do nothing, ive left it on the image of the full battery with "enabled" on, but the battery icon is still set on 'plugged in, not charging'. what am i doing wrong? i want to be able to occasionally use it without the ac charger how do i get it to auto charge the battery? ive never had this sort of problem before with devices refusing to charge >.>
     
    Amonamarth, Apr 5, 2010
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  2. _XIII_

    _XIII_ Notebook Consultant

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    try turning it off , removing the battery for a while and then put it back and turn the computer on
     
    _XIII_, Apr 5, 2010
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  3. inap

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    yes turn off
    unplug
    take out battery
    press power button for 20 sec
    put back and see if that helps.
     
    inap, Apr 5, 2010
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  4. Amonamarth

    Amonamarth Newbie

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    will try, thx, and innapropriate, epic win avatar btw.

    done it, dont understand why but it worked a charm, cheers :) .
     
    Amonamarth, Apr 5, 2010
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  5. mfractal

    mfractal T|I

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    this procedure should be a sticky with the subject "Have a problem? try this first then report" :)
     
    mfractal, Apr 5, 2010
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  6. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    100%, Bro! :D

    It is called a "power drain" that can help releasing the static charge from hardware components.
     
    Aikimox, Apr 5, 2010
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  7. Kicker6820

    Kicker6820 Notebook Consultant

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    i love how everytime i pull up a "my M17x has problems" thread I always see this

    but mine will stop charging every now and them. ha see the above solution
     
    Kicker6820, Apr 5, 2010
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  8. inap

    inap .........................

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    yeah this should really be a huge sticky, i seem to posted this everyday and sometime 2-3 a day,lol.
     
    inap, Apr 5, 2010
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