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    CQ70 Getting hot then battery not charging

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mystic.bertie, Jun 28, 2012.

  1. mystic.bertie

    mystic.bertie Notebook Enthusiast

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    i had this problem for a while with my compaq CQ70-211EM where the battery would not charge, i got this problem where is was showing as 'plugged in not charging' and i could never find a solution.

    I bought a cheap replacement battery which died after a year, so this time i bought and oem one, much better but still the non charging problem, then i searched google and a new recent article i read said the 'plugged in not charging' can be related to an laptop getting too hot, which mine does, i have now realized my battery is stopping charging once the underside gets hot. If i let it cool it will fully charge.

    so to make my new oem battery last i want to find a way of cooling my laptop better, it must be about 2-3 year old, when its charging or under heavy use the underside gets very hot, it sits on a laptop tray on my lap so its sitting on a hard flat surface but still gets very hot.

    any suggestions how i can get this laptop to run cooler than it does :eek:

    cheers all :)
     
    mystic.bertie, Jun 28, 2012
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    When it says plugged in not charging, what percent is the battery at? Most batteries won't charge when they are above 95% full, but if it's lower than that I guess you have a problem of some sort.
     
    namaiki, Jun 28, 2012
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    mystic.bertie Notebook Enthusiast

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    it does this at any level of power left :(
     
    mystic.bertie, Jun 29, 2012
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    mystic.bertie Notebook Enthusiast

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    anyone :confused: :confused: :confused:
     
    mystic.bertie, Jul 3, 2012
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