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    my G73JH-X1 no longer starts in battery mode

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by dandush, Aug 11, 2012.

  1. dandush

    dandush Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi!

    It's been now 2 years I've bought my G73JH-X1 laptop and was pretty satisfied with it after upgrading with the latest bios/vbios/drivers and used a SSD drive.
    I mostly use my laptop with the AC adapter but last night I figured out that my laptop does not longer work in battery mode!
    Nothing happens if i try to turn on the laptop in battery mode.
    It's weird because the battery led (laptop front desk) is green and the battery icon (in win 7) shows "fully charged (100%)".
    The AC adapter led is green too.
    Thanks for your help.
     
    dandush, Aug 11, 2012
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    Remove the battery, unplug it. Wait for a good 30 secs, put the battery back in and try again.
     
    tijo, Aug 11, 2012
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    dandush Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi Tijo!

    It did not help unfortunately.
     
    dandush, Aug 11, 2012
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    Do you know someone with a G73 or G53, if you do, you could try it with their battery. If theirs works, you know your battery is most likely toast.
     
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    dandush Notebook Enthusiast

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    unfortunately no.
    i would understand that the defect certainly concerns the battery if one of the indicators were red/orange.
    Again, the battery led (laptop front desk) is green and the battery icon (in win 7) shows "fully charged (100%)"...
     
    dandush, Aug 12, 2012
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    Long shot here: try cleaning the contacts on the battery and the laptop, also have you run any utilities to see battery wear such as HWiNFO64 Download ?
     
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    dandush Notebook Enthusiast

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    thx Josea for your answer.
    I've attached the corresponding screenshot.
    wear level is 12% (?) but current capacity is 100%...
    maybe the current voltage is too low? 11.723 V.
    cleaning the contacts did not help neither...
     

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