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    ASUS laptop - AC power turns itself off and switches to battery

    Thanks for suggestion.I am still wondering, though, why I actually have to physically un- and re-plug (from the wall outlet, not just from the computer) the charger so that the computer runs on AC and not on the battery. As far as I remember (have had the computer for almost a year) this wasn't...
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    ASUS laptop - AC power turns itself off and switches to battery

    ASUS K95VB, Win8.1-64bit ASUS AC adapter ADP-90YD B is plugged in, battery charged up to 100% (green battery indicator light is on) I want to continue using the computer being plugged in, but after some time it stops using AC power and starts using the battery again (battery indicator light...
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    plugged-in laptop starts using battery instead of AC

    any other suggestions/ideas? anyone?
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    plugged-in laptop starts using battery instead of AC

    Thanks for suggestion. In System devices I see only 5x(!) ACPI Fan, ACPI Fixed Feature Button, ACPI Lid, ACPI Power Button, ACPI Sleep Button, and (2x) ACPI Thermal Zone Under Batteries are 2 items - Microsoft AC Adapter, Microsoft ACPI - Compliant Control Method Battery. Any relevance there?
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    plugged-in laptop starts using battery instead of AC

    ASUS K95VB, Win2008 64bit > ASUS adapter ADP-90YD B is plugged in, battery charged up to 100% > I want to continue using the computer being plugged in, but after some time (randomly? not sure) it stops > using AC power and starts using the battery again > I have to phyically unplug the adapter...
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    unattended laptop enters random characters

    Every once in a while my computer enters strange things all by itself, following several examples: 7<31 pp723 <4 ,<p, 78p8p This can happen if I have a notepad open (Jarte), or a Word document (2003), or a browser (Firefox 35.0). Sometimes I notice it after I wake it from having been in Sleep...