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    Toshiba Satellite P500 Battery and Adapter Issues

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by notew, Dec 26, 2013.

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    The adapter on my Toshiba Satellite P500 shorted out and I quit using the laptop for a while.

    i bought a new adapter. When I used it to boot the laptop, I got a message saying that the battery was not recognized and could not be charged. The laptop worked fine on the power from the adapter, but the battery did not charge.

    I downloaded and ran the Toshiba diagnostic for the battery. It indicated, in sort of an indefinite way, that the battery seemed weak or dead, and that was it.

    My questions:

    Is the message I'm getting on boot-up (battery not recognized and cannot be charged) indicative of a weak/dead battery or could it also possibly indicate some incompatibility between the adapter and the battery? And if it's the latter, how can I confirm that.

    I'm not averse to buy a new battery and a reasonable Toshiba Satellite P500 Batterij on the Website, but if I'm going to find it's incompatible with the adapter, I'd just continue to have the same problem.：困惑：
     
    notew, Dec 26, 2013
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