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    g73 slow charge under 20%

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by sirIsaacNewbton, May 26, 2011.

  1. sirIsaacNewbton

    sirIsaacNewbton Notebook Consultant

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    Is it normal for the battery to charge slower if you let it go under 20%? Says "plugged in, charging" but it won't move from 15%
     
    sirIsaacNewbton, May 26, 2011
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  2. Chastity

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    no, let it drain, then remove it, sit for a few minutes, then reconnect and let charge to full
     
    Chastity, May 27, 2011
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    should battery become warm when charging? its not as hot as a plugged in adapter
     
    sirIsaacNewbton, May 28, 2011
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    SirIssac, No way the battery S/B getting warm. I just checked mine after recharging. You are right the power brick does get slightly warm. Did Chastity's suggestion fix the problem?
     
    JOSEA, May 28, 2011
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    It is normal for the battery to be warm when it's being charged. It's not normal for it to be very warm or hot though. The AC adapter should be much much hotter than the battery ever is. It sounds like your battery is either failing or the controller is in need of a reset, which can be done by draining and fully recharging the battery. If you can't get it to charge with the system on, try it with it off.
     
    ALLurGroceries, May 28, 2011
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  6. sirIsaacNewbton

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    well i always use my laptop plugged in, so it never has been fully discharged in about 1 year
     
    sirIsaacNewbton, May 28, 2011
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    Your battery may need to be re-calibrated in that case. As Chastity said, drain it completely, disable the hibernate/shut down on low battery in the power options to make sure you suck that battery dry. After that charge it completely.
     
    tijo, May 28, 2011
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    does that harm any hardware? should i let it die at the windows login screen?
     
    sirIsaacNewbton, May 29, 2011
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    It won't harm anything. If you sit at the login screen, you risk even less of a chance of even remotely corrupting something.
     
    Toxictaru, May 29, 2011
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