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    NP300E5C is not charging, no light

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by hamode112, Aug 1, 2016.

  1. hamode112

    hamode112 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i woke up in the morning , I turned on the laptop and there was low battery , so I plugged it in and its not charging ! there is no light indicating that its charged and the battery icon on the task bar is not changing , please help
     
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    Since the laptop otherwise works, my immediate guess would be the charger has died (cheap to replace) or the charging port has broken (which a repair shop can check and possibly fix).

    But of course first check try another power outlet...
     
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    charger port was broken somehow, took it to the repair shop and now its working
     
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    by the way , why does the laptop get really hot when its charging and not in use?
     
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    Glad to hear you got it fixed. And thanks for posting the update here.

    Charging the battery is a chemical process which creates quite a bit of heat. That's why. It's not uncommon for smartphones to slow down during charging because the heat built-up causes the CPU to throttle.
     
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