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    T61 Charging Issue

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by JimTurner, Jul 19, 2008.

  1. JimTurner

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    Help:

    I have a T61 that works well, except for the following:

    If the notebook is asleep and I plug the charger in, it will not charge.

    If the notebook is asleep, and I plug the charger in, and open the top, it will not charge.

    I have to plug the charger in WHILE it is running to get the battery to charge.

    Aggravating to say the least. I have searched for new drivers, and/or BIOS updates that may solve this issue, and have found none.

    Any ideas?

    Jim T (Noobee BTW). :-D
     
    JimTurner, Jul 19, 2008
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  2. Arki

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    Do you have Power Manager installed? Check your charge thresholds and make sure it's on Full Charge.
     
    Arki, Jul 19, 2008
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    Power Manager is installed, and yes, the settings are at "full" (start when battery is below 96%).

    Last night, with the battery @ 35% I closed the lid, putting the computer in standby mode. Carried it back to the charger, and plugged it in.

    This morning, it was still @ 35%. Acts like the software needs to be running NOT in standby mode to see that a charge is needed.

    Is anybody else with a T61 (or close) having this issue, or does yours work correctly?

    Any other ideas from anybody?

    jimt
     
    JimTurner, Jul 19, 2008
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  5. JimTurner

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    Downloaded, and installed the new driver.

    Same issue.

    If the machine is ASLEEP when I plug it in and the battery is low, it doesn't charge.
    If the machine is ON and I plug it in, put it to sleep it charges...

    Go figure...
     
    JimTurner, Jul 20, 2008
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    BUMP:

    Anybody else have any ideas here? This is aggravating...
     
    JimTurner, Jul 22, 2008
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