G53SW battery led blinking orange/green

Hello there.
A few minutes ago I noticed that the charging led of my G53SW was blinking rapidly orange/green. Unplugging/Plugging the laptop to the AC power did not stop the problem (but I'm sure that the battery is still working, since the laptop didn't shut off when I did that)
Unplugging/Plugging the battery while still on AC however stopped the blinking: it is constant green now, as usual, no problems until now. So, what does that blinking mean, should I be worried about it ?
The laptop wasn't very hot when I noticed it, it was hot before (but not hotter than 85°C on the GPU according to throttlestop) not sure if the blink triggered at this moment. The room temp is 32°C (hot but shouldn't be a problem), the battery didn't feel warn when I unplugged it.


Edit:

The problem just rehappened: I let the laptop on battery power for a few minutes and the battery level stayed at 97% with an estimated remaining time of 10 hours, so there is definitely a problem here, I plugged the laptop and it's still "97% remaining, not in charge"
I will disconnect AC/laptop/battery and let them rest this night and if by tomorrow, the problem is still here I will have to RMA the battery

 

You certainly need to calibrate your battery to get the charge reading correct 10 hours would be nice haha. Completely drain the battery and when it goes into hibernation shut down and fire up the computer and hit F1 and let it sit in the BIOS until it switches off. Keep it off and fully charge it to calibrate. You may need to do this a few times or just once.

In regards to the reading you may have a worn battery but above 95% the battery will not always charge to 100% this is a windows feature that prevents wear to the battery and it may stop anywhere between 95-100%.

Fire up HWINFO or a similar program to check the wear amount on the battery, this may change massively once you calibrate.

 

battery calibration seems a good idea but how to do it ?
It is nowhere in the bios options and pressing f1 at boot bring some textmode windows 7 menu but nothing related to the bios.

 

Let the battery drain to 0%, plug it in boot into windows and let it charge to full. Personally, i usually drain it in windows as much as i can and then i drain the rest either at the boot selection menu or in the bios.

 

Ok so I let the battery run out of power on the bios screen, I plugged it and boot windows, now the battery is "charging", still at 1% for 15 minutes.
Unless someone has a suggestion, I think I have no choice but to RMA it

Thanks for replying anyway

Edit:

Wait, it's 9% after 30 minutes now.

 

If the battery is fully discharged it does take time to charge back to full. It's actually a good sign if it takes time, means that the battery still holds most of the initial charge capacity.

 

Yes, it's charging, slowly, but charging.
33% now

 

I said how in my first post fella..

Leave it off and allow it to fully charge until the light goes green so just leave it charging overnight if you can. Best to take a reading of the wear before and after as I mentioned above to see if there is calibration issue or a battery wear problem.

 

But it doesn't work, like I said in my previous post, F1 bring a windows menu, not the battery calibration, it seems there is no battery calibration menu in the bios

Will try that (the problem persist ) once I can (I can't turn off the laptop now)

Here is what HWinfo says about the battery:

[General Properties]
Device Name: G73--52
Manufacturer Name: ASUSTek
Serial Number:
Unique ID: ASUSTekG73--52
Chemistry:
Designed Capacity: 72800 mWh
Full Charged Capacity: 65324 mWh
Wear Level: 10.3 %

[Current Power Status]
Power Status: On AC Power
Current Capacity: 65324 mWh (100.0 %)
Current Voltage: 16.697 V

If I remember correctly it is approximately the same values as a few days ago, before this problem.

 

There is no option for Battery calibration if you read my post I clearly say "let it sit in the BIOS until it switches off" normally it is F1 to enter the bios if not try F2 you just need to prevent it going into windows and back into hibernation you want the battery to completely drain.

That 10.3% wear prior to calibration could be a lot lower once calibrated it really depends if that is wear or just the reading being off. Even so that does not appear to damaged.

 

Yiddo, it's F2 to enter the bios.

 

On yours not mine not my fault you old boys keep hold of your old toys!

 

It's F2 for every Asus notebook i've seen.

You've been corrupted by Clevo so your opinion doesn't count.

 

Asus what is that? Sounds like an overpriced underpowered piece of hardware right there

I am selling the clevo, Alienware X51 beckons.

But yes OP F2 then, if you have to.

 

To be honest, after the JH, all G series were underwhelming compared to the competition in terms of GPU.

 

That's exactly what I did yesterday, boot, press F2 and wait for the battery to discharge.

 

^ I agree with that!

 

True but if the 670M was not relabeled then the G75 would have been a high end model so you can also blame Nvidia for being cheap and lazy

 

True that, still the G73JH has that sweet spot in the market (despite it's flaws) that the following G series didn't quite manage to occupy. MSI seems to have stepped up to fill the gap though.

Derailed this thread has and i participated.

Anyways, OP let us know if you experience any more problems, 10% wear is good so if it stays there your problem is solved.

 

I am closing this thread, please stay on topic in the future.

....Tijo please close this thread

 

Don't close the thread, the problem still happens, disconnecting/reconnecting the battery get rid of it for a few hours but it comes back anyway.

 

I was joking to Tijo hence the wink

Are there any lights coming on the brick? and do you have any trouble of it flicking between battery and AC power when using the laptop? I am wondering if it is likely the jack which goes into the computer that is a common problem with the G53 because it is not a right angle jack and the wire becomes loose. Cheap and simple fix if it is.

 

I knew Yiddo was kidding, anyways we're not in the business of closing threads unless they need to be closed due to trolling and flamming. Threads close automatically after being inactive for a while, somewhere between 1 and 2 years.

 

There is no problem with the power brick: it stays green all the time.
The laptop don't flicker between battery and AC (or at least I don't see the notification), to be sure of it I will use the laptop without battery when I'm on AC and see if it shutdown/reboot, but I don't think the problem comes from laptop/AC, it is more likely a battery problem.

 

One thing to try is to go into the device manager and uninstall these.



Then restart and they should reinstall otherwise go back into device manager and hit scan for hardware changes so they reinstall.

 

Tried that, no luck, I don't think it's a problem with windows.

 

mine also become like this before.. but now, battery cannot be use anymore... I cant even turn on laptop using battery only and if I plugged in the AC, the battery not charging... when I want to sent for warranty, then realize battery warranty only 1 year...

 

Which means you will need a new battery unfortunately.

 

yup. I need to find new battery... however, i did not know whether this is battery problems or got another problems.. because, it works perfectly before the problem happens, not even warning saying that the battery is dead... i cannot boot using only battery, only with AC then i can turn it on.. the battery also not charging when I plugged in AC..

 

Mine has the problem too. But the weird thing is, the battery always is at 100%
This is what I see on HWinfo

 

Looks like your wear level isn't bad, the readings look correct from that screen shot. So when you unplug the power does the capacity change from 100% after a minute? Or does it just shut off. I would try a hard reset on any machines that are having power or battery issues. To do a hard reset, pull the battery, hold the power button down for 30 seconds and then start up the laptop with just the power cord plugged in. Then when windows is loaded plug in the battery.

I've seen this happen with a lot of laptops and sometimes a hard reset will get the battery to charge or fix intermittent issues.

 

What does the hard reset do? Format the computer? Erm... I used it for 20mins on the internet without the powercord. Shows 100%. IT NEVER GOES DOWN. Thats weird

 

A hard reset kills all power in the laptop, holding the power button discharges capacitors and other components that still may have a bit of juice.

 

The hard reset actually fixed the blinking. The battery returned to normal. When i did this, it showed the right value of the battery. It doesnt show 100% anymore, it is now at 37%, which makes sense since I used it without charging for awhile. Thanks

 

just signed up to add to this thread. i had this same problem with my asus g73, but was able to fix the issue in about 4 seconds. i had recently bought a new battery, my old one lost the ability to charge. brand new battery, not even 5 mins after plugging it into my laptop, my battery light starts flashing orange and green. so i just left the charge cable plugged in, and removed the battery for a few seconds, leaving the computer on. popped it back in, flashing had stopped and battery meter was back to normal. havent had an issue since.

 

With a new battery you'll want to charge it completely then drain it by leaving it unplugged in the bios options screen (only use the bios screen for the last 5% of the battery). Then when it dies plug it in and let it charge at least an hour past fully charged. If you do it this way the battery will be properly calibrated and will last longer.

 

Draining a "lithium" battery as low as %0 can completely destroy the battery. Can't it?

 

The charging circuit in the battery should not let it actually go to 0% internally but you should not need to do that.

 

I also have this issue with my Asus N56VB (which is named R501VB in romania, the country of purchase).
I am wondering what the orange/green flashing would mean in perfect functioning conditions? I can't easily find this information on the Asus site (it's probably there but they made it hard to find because why not).

 

Usually a solid orange means charging and green means fully charged.

 

My G53JW, and most of Asus ROG notebook batteries have the same problem, but no apparent explanation by Asus-side. The LED sometimes is blinking green/orange, yes the readings maybe wrong but the LED behaviour is unknown. I read somewhere that electricity cut-offs would cause it, or temporary power failures. When i see this LED problem, removing battery then re-inserting it immediately fixes problem by making LED steady green, until next green/orange LED problem.

Isn't there a permanent fix against that?

 

Make sure your firmware is up to date, but it's likely to be related to the EC (hence why removing the battery fixes it as this resets the EC).

 

EC? Electronic Circuit?

The battery indicator on Windows taskbar is now showing battery level is %100 but "plugged in, charging"...Then it became %100 Fully Charged, as it should be.

And the LED is steady green as it should be. I think my battery's readings are wrong but i couldn't manage to make it correct even after a few calibration attempts.

But after a few days later, the problem is likely to arise again, and when the green/orange blinking problem occurs, removing and waiting a few seconds, then re-inserting the battery fixes the problem. Do you think city AC electricity cut-offs cause such battery problem due to stormy weather, and would it cause power failure/instability even computer is OFF, and when the AC is plugged? But why?