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    Laptop Battery Problem,plz Help.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by farsang, Jul 19, 2009.

  1. farsang

    farsang Notebook Consultant

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    hi guys,
    i have hp dv5t for past 8 months and now its battery is showing problem.most of the times when laptop is on ac power laptop shows 'plugged in,charging" and battery led is on,still it is not charging.it remains stuck at any value,lets say 50% for couple of hours,no matter what i do e.g take out ac adapter then inserting it again,taking battery out,uninstalling acpi battery software.Then suddenly out of nowhere it starts charging normally,and go to 100%.
    battery condition is good and i get more than two hours on it,plz help me.[/B
     
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    thanks for the the replay.
    yes i have done it,but it did not solve the problem.
     
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    If it`s still in Warranty get it replaced.
     
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    are you sure its battery fault bcz its working normally otherwise.could be other reason.
     
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    It could be the charging circuit in the notebook or the mains adaptor, but the battery is the chief suspect , so give them a ring and get a new battery.
     
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