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    zx5000 battery trouble

    Discussion in 'HP' started by tom343, May 22, 2005.

  1. tom343

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    My zx5000 battery shows 3% charge under the power meter, the charge light flashes rapidly while the computer is running on A/C power but the battery charge never changes. The computer will not start or run with the A/C power disconnected. I've tried the battery recalibration steps listed on the HP web site but it still wont work.
    Any ideas are appreciated.
     
    tom343, May 22, 2005
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Run MobileMeter and see what it says your Battery Wear Level is under Options | Battery Information. Odds are your battery is shot. If it's under a year old HP should replace it under warranty.
     
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  3. tom343

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    The wear level shows 0%, the charge rate shows 0.00w
     
    tom343, May 22, 2005
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  4. brianstretch

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    Darn. Don't worry about the charge rate, that doesn't display correctly, but since your battery is good... it sounds like you have a hardware problem that HP will have to deal with, unless anyone else has any ideas?
     
    brianstretch, May 22, 2005
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  5. Quikster

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    That def sounds like issues with the laptop, when my laptop charges the light doesn't flash at all, it just stays lit. In fact I have never noticed that light flashing, just the drive access light

    zx5000 :: 2.4M :: 512 DDR :: 40gb 4200 RPM HD :: 15.4" :: Radeon 9600 Mobilty M10 :: Aquamark3 22,856
     
    Quikster, May 23, 2005
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  6. zv5000_xc1000

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    The problem: defective power jack
    The fix: HP media cable xc1000

    The cause:
    The soldierings of the power jacks
    connecting to the motherboard is of poor quality.

    You are not alone in this boat. Me also,
    with my zv5000. Do a search with google for
    this issue and you know many folks are in the same boat.

    To replace the jack will involve in taking the motherboard out,
    due the design. This means man/hour cost in repairs.

    Simple and fast solution: xc1000.
    It connects your laptop using a 32 pin expansion port.
    16 on the top row, 16 on the bottom row.

    This expansion port will be your new power entrance,
    by passing the bad jack.

    The other end of the xc1000 has a power jack same as
    what your bad one. Just plug you AC adaptor to xc1000's
    power jack and you are back in business.

    You can find this in a few online part stores.
    Also do a search on ebay. I have xc1000 available:

    pls visit my eBay store: silkroadstore
    http://stores.ebay.com/silkroadstore

    best regards,
    jing
     
    zv5000_xc1000, Mar 7, 2007
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