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    HEL80 Battery, Again!

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by james987, May 31, 2008.

  1. james987

    james987 Notebook Guru

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    Mokay,
    So if you remember, I was having a battery problem with my HEL80 9 cell. Basically, at full charge it would get me about 1/2 hour of life, and Ubuntu gave me a warning saying that my battery capacity was like 20%. Anyways, I haven't done much traveling without there being a plug in. However, recently my computer has stopped turning on with the battery. The battery wont charge. Now, when I try to turn on my laptop with the AC plugged in..it wont.. However, If I take out my battery entirely, it works fine with the AC. However, this is not good, because when I'm on the planes DC power I cant play games because the power draw is too high so my laptop just shuts off. Anyways, is there anything i can do? I should just get a new battery but they're like $200, ughh.

    Thnx.
    James
     
    james987, May 31, 2008
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  2. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    sent you a pm check your box.. hope that maybe helps
     
    zfactor, May 31, 2008
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  3. grbac

    grbac Notebook Deity

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    I think your battery went to heaven. I had almost the same problem when my battery didn't wanted to charge, just that my laptop would start normally even with the battery inside. You could try program called Everest(if you're not already using it) and in power management check the battery wear level. Start the laptop, plug your batt after start and then check.

    On one other notebook I experienced freezing when the battery would be plugged in.
     
    grbac, Jun 1, 2008
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  4. InterFace

    InterFace Notebook Geek

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    my battery lasts about 10-15minutes :(
    9cell HEL80

    but its allmost 2 years old too


    what can i do?
     
    InterFace, Jun 10, 2008
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  5. INEEDMONEY

    INEEDMONEY Homicidal Teddy Bear

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    Get a new battery. They run about $60 i believe. Check www.powernotebooks.com and www.xoticpc.com

    edit: :eek: i'm sorry its $65 for the adapter. The battery is $130 for a 9cell and $105 for 6 cell
     
    INEEDMONEY, Jun 10, 2008
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    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Man, I can get a 250GB HDD for that money.
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 11, 2008
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  7. zfactor

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    call microexpress.net and see what they charge.. i could be wrong but i think its 75$
     
    zfactor, Jun 11, 2008
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