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**BCCOMP** · 07-20-2007, 11:32 PM

It is possible you recieved a faulty battery pack.
I would first check your BIOS settings under power management and see what this is set to. I would set it to the default setting (battery Max Life). I would also check the battery contact pins on the laptop to see if any are damaged.
Then when the AC adapter is plugged in and the battery is installed does the battery light glow from Amber (charging) to Green (Fully charged) after about 30 minutes? This will give me an indication that the AC adapter and the circuitry inside the laptop is performing correctly. Chances are if you do see these lights working as stated above and you still can not run off the battery the battery pack is defective even though it says it was fully charged. I have purchased various battery packs (new) and found them to be defective.
Hope this helps.
Thanks

07-20-2007, 11:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 6,984 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: Laptop won't start on new battery It is possible you recieved a faulty battery pack. I would first check your BIOS settings under power management and see what this is set to. I would set it to the default setting (battery Max Life). I would also check the battery contact pins on the laptop to see if any are damaged. Then when the AC adapter is plugged in and the battery is installed does the battery light glow from Amber (charging) to Green (Fully charged) after about 30 minutes? This will give me an indication that the AC adapter and the circuitry inside the laptop is performing correctly. Chances are if you do see these lights working as stated above and you still can not run off the battery the battery pack is defective even though it says it was fully charged. I have purchased various battery packs (new) and found them to be defective. Hope this helps. Thanks