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    Asus W3V battery charging problem

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by matom, Dec 12, 2006.

  1. matom

    matom Notebook Enthusiast

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    All of a sudden the battery on my 1.5 year old W3V seams to have a problem charging (maybe it died?). The orange battery led is always on, as if it's charging, but it's been plugged in for entire day.
    Windows battery indicator was showing it as 100% full if I unplugged the power, but I haven't tested how long it would actually last. I went into BIOS to see if battery calibration would help, but the calibration tries to fully charge the battery, which seams is not possible, so after 4h or so I aborted it. Now if I unplug the power, I instantaneously get the low battery warning.

    So is my battery dead, or is there something else I might try?
     
    matom, Dec 12, 2006
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  2. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    Yeah, the battery is bad... it happens.. that's why the warranty on batteries is a max of 1 year and 1 year only... They're considered consumables and could last 3 years, could last 1...
     
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