My laptop battery isn't charging

ais567 · 09-01-2008, 05:42 AM

Hi, I have a lenovo 3000 n100 laptop everything was running fine today i started the laptop on battery power after 2 minutes its switched itself off, and when i plugged in the charger the light comes on but disappeared after 2 seconds, and when i checked on windows the indicator says 87% available plugged in not charging, then i took out the plug and its switched off again, so its only running on ac power, do i need to buy a new battery?

**TriggerFinger** · 09-01-2008, 06:54 AM

Sound like you need a new battery indeed. What you can do is to test your battery on another lenovo 3000 n100 just to be sure.

AugustusCaesar · 09-01-2008, 06:59 AM

Not necessarily... here's a simple test before jumping into that scenario.
Unplug laptop from mains supply, take out the battery, push down the power button for between 5 to 10 seconds and release. This dissipates any residual charge left in the system. Replace battery and mains and power up to see if the battery is charging.
While not GUARANTEED to work you will be surprised how many lappies I have 'fixed' doing this.
This shoud always be one of your first tests. Hope it helps!

09-01-2008, 05:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
ais567 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 OS: vista ultimate sp1	My laptop battery isn't charging Hi, I have a lenovo 3000 n100 laptop everything was running fine today i started the laptop on battery power after 2 minutes its switched itself off, and when i plugged in the charger the light comes on but disappeared after 2 seconds, and when i checked on windows the indicator says 87% available plugged in not charging, then i took out the plug and its switched off again, so its only running on ac power, do i need to buy a new battery?

09-01-2008, 06:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,115 OS: Windows 7 Beta, Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: My laptop battery isn't charging Sound like you need a new battery indeed. What you can do is to test your battery on another lenovo 3000 n100 just to be sure. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Everest HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

09-01-2008, 06:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
AugustusCaesar Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP SP3, Vista Ult 64 bit dual boot	Re: My laptop battery isn't charging Not necessarily... here's a simple test before jumping into that scenario. Unplug laptop from mains supply, take out the battery, push down the power button for between 5 to 10 seconds and release. This dissipates any residual charge left in the system. Replace battery and mains and power up to see if the battery is charging. While not GUARANTEED to work you will be surprised how many lappies I have 'fixed' doing this. This shoud always be one of your first tests. Hope it helps!