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    Rizeon JHL90 battery

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by S0rin, Feb 21, 2010.

  1. S0rin

    S0rin Newbie

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    Hi,

    The battery for my Rizeon JHL90 has stopped charging, but I am unsure if it is a battery fault or if there is something wrong internally.

    Is there a way to test find out what is wrong (besides the obvious of putting in another battery, which I do not have) ?

    Cheers
     
    S0rin, Feb 21, 2010
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Download, for instance, BatteryBar and check battery wear.
     
    namaiki, Feb 21, 2010
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  3. S0rin

    S0rin Newbie

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    Battery wear looks ok:

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    Would this suggest that there is something wrong internally?
     
    S0rin, Feb 21, 2010
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    It might be a power adapter problem... Or a battery one... try draining the battery till ur computer turns off and then recharge it...
     
    sean473, Feb 21, 2010
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    Try checking the battery wear level with Everest.
     
    grbac, Feb 21, 2010
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    i'm quite sure that battery bar reports the correct battery wear.... I would advise that Op try discharging battery fully and recharging then...
     
    sean473, Feb 22, 2010
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    I know, I just wanted to give him one more option... ;)
     
    grbac, Feb 22, 2010
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  8. S0rin

    S0rin Newbie

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    Thanks for the replies.

    I have let the battery discharge; now it is not charging at all. Also, whereas the battery LCD previously blinked blue, it is now constant red.

    Any ideas?
     
    S0rin, Feb 22, 2010
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  9. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Does your BIOS have any information about the battery? Does it recognize it?
     
    Bog, Feb 22, 2010
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    S0rin Newbie

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    The laptop does detect the battery.

    I've just restarted and Windows now says that the battery is charging and the LCD is flashing blue again. But the battery is not actually charging.
     
    S0rin, Feb 22, 2010
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  11. Bog

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    You could try using a Linux LiveCD to see if Windows is the problem.
     
    Bog, Feb 22, 2010
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  12. S0rin

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    Have tried that, same thing.
     
    S0rin, Feb 22, 2010
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  13. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    ... Care to share the results of that test?
     
    Bog, Feb 22, 2010
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