Acer Aspire 5315-2153

dabberz · 01-29-2009, 07:18 PM

Battery refuses to charge from cord after charging to 100%.

I purchased a new batter on eBay, and it still didn't solve my problem.

My sister bought anther Acer laptop, and its cord (it fits) doesn't even work for the laptop. I'm beginning to wonder if its something internally like a software setting or something. It is annoying because the battery has to have around 5% of batter left for it to recharge (when Windows Vista SP1 32Bit) shuts down due to the low batter levels.

What could be wrong with it?

Thanks for the help.
dabberz

**TriggerFinger** · 01-30-2009, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dabberz

Battery refuses to charge from cord after charging to 100%. -- isn't this the way it is supposed to be? Please clarify. Thanks.

I purchased a new batter on eBay, and it still didn't solve my problem.

My sister bought anther Acer laptop, and its cord (it fits) doesn't even work for the laptop. I'm beginning to wonder if its something internally like a software setting or something. It is annoying because the battery has to have around 5% of batter left for it to recharge (when Windows Vista SP1 32Bit) shuts down due to the low batter levels.

What could be wrong with it?

Thanks for the help.
dabberz

dabberz · 01-30-2009, 02:34 PM

Oops made sense till you asked me to clarify. xD

What I mean is that when it charges to 100%, and it goes down, it won't charge. So

Charge Charge Charge Charge 100% (Still plugged in)
100% 80% 60% 20% (Windows still doesn't show it is plugged in), Unplug, re-plugin Still goes down

The only way to get it to re-charge is to have the computer shut down completely.

If that makes anymore sense. :X

**TriggerFinger** · 01-30-2009, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dabberz

Oops made sense till you asked me to clarify. xD

What I mean is that when it charges to 100%, and it goes down, it won't charge. So

Charge Charge Charge Charge 100% (Still plugged in)
100% 80% 60% 20% (Windows still doesn't show it is plugged in), Unplug, re-plugin Still goes down -- you mean even with the AC adapter plugged in?

The only way to get it to re-charge is to have the computer shut down completely.

If that makes anymore sense. :X

dabberz · 01-30-2009, 05:17 PM

Correct. If I let it charge 100%, when it uses power, I can't charge it again until it dies.

**TriggerFinger** · 01-31-2009, 12:12 PM

Hmmm that is strange because AFAIK it should not drain while the laptop is in use as long as the AC adapter is plugged in the whole time. Unless of course the AC adapter is also malfunctioning or is under powered.

Is the battery you are using original/genuine ACER battery?

dabberz · 01-31-2009, 11:54 PM

It occurred with the original battery even. It could be very well the charger as when the charger gets really warm, it makes a high pitched sound. However, even using a charger from another Acer laptop however, doesn't charge after it is charged to 100%.

So I honestly have no idea what it could be.

**TriggerFinger** · 02-01-2009, 09:55 AM

Is the adapter from another ACER laptop exactly the same as your adapter (voltage output, current(Amps) output, etc.)?

dabberz · 02-01-2009, 01:42 PM

Ok, I just looked at the chargers, and they are the same charger. So what could that mean?

**TriggerFinger** · 02-01-2009, 02:04 PM

So with a similar adapter from another ACER laptop the behavior of the battery is the same (charges to 100% but drains out even with the adapter plugged in the wall outlet)? Do you still get the high pitched noise with this 'other' adapter? If so then it could be something in your motherboard... a malfunctioning dc input connector (dc jack).

This may sound far fetched but howabout trying a linux live CD (i.e. Ubuntu or Knoppix) and observe if the battery behaves the same.

Kindly post exact model of ACER laptop that you are having problems with. Thanks

dabberz · 02-01-2009, 06:56 PM

Quote:

So with a similar adapter from another ACER laptop the behavior of the battery is the same (charges to 100% but drains out even with the adapter plugged in the wall outlet)? Do you still get the high pitched noise with this 'other' adapter? If so then it could be something in your motherboard... a malfunctioning dc input connector (dc jack).

This may sound far fetched but howabout trying a linux live CD (i.e. Ubuntu or Knoppix) and observe if the battery behaves the same.

Kindly post exact model of ACER laptop that you are having problems with. Thanks

Yea with the other Acer Charger (same charger model) does the same as using the one that came with the laptop.

A motherboard issue sounds like a bad thing S:

I don't know if this makes any difference, but I can use the adapter without the battery in with no interruptions.

I'll try using a Live CD and see if there is any difference. However, I noticed that even with the laptop off, the led light indicator shuts off a few minutes after charging to green which I believe means that the battery stops charging?

The laptop model is in the title:
Acer Aspire 5315-2153.
Model Number: ICL 50 (according to the bottom)
This is honestly wierd and confusing to me. I appreciate the help thus far. :)

Thanks!

**TriggerFinger** · 02-01-2009, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dabberz

Yea with the other Acer Charger (same charger model) does the same as using the one that came with the laptop.

A motherboard issue sounds like a bad thing S:

I don't know if this makes any difference, but I can use the adapter without the battery in with no interruptions. -- That is normal what is not normal is that it switches to battery power automatically even with AC power... could be the motherboard going bad.

I'll try using a Live CD and see if there is any difference. However, I noticed that even with the laptop off, the led light indicator shuts off a few minutes after charging to green which I believe means that the battery stops charging? -- do you mean when laptop is OFF but powered ON?

The laptop model is in the title:
Acer Aspire 5315-2153.
Model Number: ICL 50 (according to the bottom)
This is honestly wierd and confusing to me. I appreciate the help thus far. :)

Thanks!

dabberz · 02-01-2009, 09:42 PM

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That is normal what is not normal is that it switches to battery power automatically even with AC power... could be the motherboard going bad

Right. A motherboard issue wouldn't be easy or cheap to fix... would it? :\

Quote:

do you mean when laptop is OFF but powered ON?

I mean when I power the laptop off completely and charge it, it'll charge to 100%, and light up green (the led indicator). Then after a few minutes, it acts as if it isn't plugged in/charging.

So I'm not 100% sure it could be an os thing, meaning you may be right about the motherboard thing :\

**TriggerFinger** · 02-01-2009, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dabberz

Right. A motherboard issue wouldn't be easy or cheap to fix... would it? :\

I mean when I power the laptop off completely and charge it, it'll charge to 100%, and light up green (the led indicator). Then after a few minutes, it acts as if it isn't plugged in/charging. -- sorry for the confusion in my previous post but do you mean battery discharges while the laptop is OFF but AC is plugged in?

So I'm not 100% sure it could be an os thing, meaning you may be right about the motherboard thing :\

dabberz · 02-02-2009, 08:00 AM

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-- sorry for the confusion in my previous post but do you mean battery discharges while the laptop is OFF but AC is plugged in?

No problem. I'm helping you help me ;)

Anyway, no it doesn't discharge when off and plugged in, it just stops charging entirely whereas (I believe) it should at least show the green led for as long as its plugged in.

**TriggerFinger** · 02-02-2009, 11:17 AM

Oh ok, I think I got what you are trying to tell us now...

(sorry, a bit slow here...).

Just to clarify, how do you know that it stops charging entirely (i.e. battery LED changed color from green to amber or battery LED turned OFF even with AC still plugged in)?

So far here is how I understand what happens:

1. Laptop is OFF but AC is plugged in.
2. Battery is fully charged (LED shows green).
3. Battery LED is ON and shows green (fully charged)
4. Battery LED is ON but changed color (from green to amber/orange)

In my case (battery is a year old), it remains green all the time unless I unplug from AC (battery led turns OFF when unplugged from AC).

dabberz · 02-02-2009, 08:01 PM

Partly correct,

1. Laptop is OFF but AC is plugged in.
2. Battery is charging (LED shows orange).
3. Battery LED is ON and shows green (fully charged)
4. Laptop is still OFF
5. Battery LED turns off completely as if nothing is going on.

**TriggerFinger** · 02-02-2009, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dabberz

Partly correct,

1. Laptop is OFF but AC is plugged in.
2. Battery is charging (LED shows orange).
3. Battery LED is ON and shows green (fully charged)
4. Laptop is still OFF
5. Battery LED turns off completely as if nothing is going on. -- at this point is the laptop still plugged in to AC?

dabberz · 02-03-2009, 12:04 AM

Yep. :\ I do absolutely nothing to it except to plug it in at step 1 :(

dabberz · 02-17-2009, 06:59 PM

Sorry to bump and double post however does anyone possibly have a final word for the status of my laptop?

01-29-2009, 07:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
dabberz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 25 OS: Windows Vista SP1/XP Home SP3	Acer Aspire 5315-2153 Battery refuses to charge from cord after charging to 100%. I purchased a new batter on eBay, and it still didn't solve my problem. My sister bought anther Acer laptop, and its cord (it fits) doesn't even work for the laptop. I'm beginning to wonder if its something internally like a software setting or something. It is annoying because the battery has to have around 5% of batter left for it to recharge (when Windows Vista SP1 32Bit) shuts down due to the low batter levels. What could be wrong with it? Thanks for the help. dabberz

01-30-2009, 02:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
dabberz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 25 OS: Windows Vista SP1/XP Home SP3	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 Oops made sense till you asked me to clarify. xD What I mean is that when it charges to 100%, and it goes down, it won't charge. So Charge Charge Charge Charge 100% (Still plugged in) 100% 80% 60% 20% (Windows still doesn't show it is plugged in), Unplug, re-plugin Still goes down The only way to get it to re-charge is to have the computer shut down completely. If that makes anymore sense. :X Last edited by dabberz; 01-30-2009 at 02:38 PM.

01-30-2009, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
dabberz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 25 OS: Windows Vista SP1/XP Home SP3	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 Correct. If I let it charge 100%, when it uses power, I can't charge it again until it dies.

01-31-2009, 12:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 Hmmm that is strange because AFAIK it should not drain while the laptop is in use as long as the AC adapter is plugged in the whole time. Unless of course the AC adapter is also malfunctioning or is under powered. Is the battery you are using original/genuine ACER battery? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

01-31-2009, 11:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
dabberz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 25 OS: Windows Vista SP1/XP Home SP3	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 It occurred with the original battery even. It could be very well the charger as when the charger gets really warm, it makes a high pitched sound. However, even using a charger from another Acer laptop however, doesn't charge after it is charged to 100%. So I honestly have no idea what it could be.

02-01-2009, 09:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 Is the adapter from another ACER laptop exactly the same as your adapter (voltage output, current(Amps) output, etc.)? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

02-01-2009, 01:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
dabberz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 25 OS: Windows Vista SP1/XP Home SP3	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 Ok, I just looked at the chargers, and they are the same charger. So what could that mean?

02-01-2009, 02:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 So with a similar adapter from another ACER laptop the behavior of the battery is the same (charges to 100% but drains out even with the adapter plugged in the wall outlet)? Do you still get the high pitched noise with this 'other' adapter? If so then it could be something in your motherboard... a malfunctioning dc input connector (dc jack). This may sound far fetched but howabout trying a linux live CD (i.e. Ubuntu or Knoppix) and observe if the battery behaves the same. Kindly post exact model of ACER laptop that you are having problems with. Thanks __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 02-01-2009 at 02:09 PM.

02-02-2009, 11:17 AM	#16 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 Oh ok, I think I got what you are trying to tell us now... (sorry, a bit slow here...). Just to clarify, how do you know that it stops charging entirely (i.e. battery LED changed color from green to amber or battery LED turned OFF even with AC still plugged in)? So far here is how I understand what happens: 1. Laptop is OFF but AC is plugged in. 2. Battery is fully charged (LED shows green). 3. Battery LED is ON and shows green (fully charged) 4. Battery LED is ON but changed color (from green to amber/orange) In my case (battery is a year old), it remains green all the time unless I unplug from AC (battery led turns OFF when unplugged from AC). __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

02-02-2009, 08:01 PM	#17 (permalink)
dabberz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 25 OS: Windows Vista SP1/XP Home SP3	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 Partly correct, 1. Laptop is OFF but AC is plugged in. 2. Battery is charging (LED shows orange). 3. Battery LED is ON and shows green (fully charged) 4. Laptop is still OFF 5. Battery LED turns off completely as if nothing is going on.

02-03-2009, 12:04 AM	#19 (permalink)
dabberz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 25 OS: Windows Vista SP1/XP Home SP3	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 Yep. :\ I do absolutely nothing to it except to plug it in at step 1 :( Last edited by dabberz; 02-03-2009 at 12:05 AM.

02-17-2009, 06:59 PM	#20 (permalink)
dabberz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 25 OS: Windows Vista SP1/XP Home SP3	Re: Acer Aspire 5315-2153 Sorry to bump and double post however does anyone possibly have a final word for the status of my laptop?