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    ASUS battery problems???

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Aznkorealee, Aug 8, 2008.

  1. Aznkorealee

    Aznkorealee Notebook Consultant

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    Ok so I have the ASUS F8VA-B1 and when the laptop is running on batteries, at about 70% of the battery remaining, the laptop shuts-down...and when I boot it back up, it said "the battery have reached its critical levels so the OS shutted down" or something like that...

    how can I solve this problem????
     
    Aznkorealee, Aug 8, 2008
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  2. ramgen

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    RMA and replace the battery... seems like you have a faulty one.
     
    ramgen, Aug 8, 2008
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  3. JoeNewberry

    JoeNewberry Notebook Evangelist

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    It may well be a defective battery in need of replacing, but there a few other things you can check first, if you'd like. For one thing, go to Power Management options in Control Panel and check the Alarms section. Make sure your laptop doesn't have the critical battery alarm set at 70% with the Action being to shutdown.

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    Something else you can look at is your battery wear. If you're running XP, for example, you can run the free utility MobileMeter and use it to check how much your battery has worn out compared to its original manufactured specifications.

    You might also want to try removing and reseating the battery. Occasionally this can resolve contact problems that cause the battery not to charge or to misrepresent its charge level to the OS. Just unplug the AC, pull the battery for a couple of minutes, then put it back in.
     
    JoeNewberry, Aug 9, 2008
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  4. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Try recalibrating the battery first. If you still experience the same problem or notice a significant drop in battery life, you can ask Asus to replace the battery.
     
    David, Aug 9, 2008
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  5. JoeNewberry

    JoeNewberry Notebook Evangelist

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    Also a good idea. I don't know off hand if the F8VA has a calibration option or not. If it does, it should be accessible from your BIOS when you first turn on the laptop.
     
    JoeNewberry, Aug 9, 2008
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  6. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Alarm, battery wear, and calibration are all good suggestions. :) Try those before giving up on the battery.
     
    E.B.E., Aug 9, 2008
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  7. Aznkorealee

    Aznkorealee Notebook Consultant

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    ok so I have a Vista...and well do Vista have that kind of Power options??
     
    Aznkorealee, Aug 9, 2008
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  8. Aznkorealee

    Aznkorealee Notebook Consultant

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    oh never mind I fixed it...hehe I couldn't find the Power option tab where you set the Alarm thinger...the Critical battery level was set to 70% as JoeNewBerry said...thank you ad thank you al for helping me out~~

    cheers~
     
    Aznkorealee, Aug 9, 2008
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  9. JoeNewberry

    JoeNewberry Notebook Evangelist

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    No problem. Glad to hear you got it working.
     
    JoeNewberry, Aug 10, 2008
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