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Forum discussion tagged with battery.
  1. anoutlaw

    Question new battery drained from 41,040 mWh to 31,692 mWh what's the problem

    i'll start with telling my laptop specifications HP Laptop 14q-cs0xxx intel i3-7020u CPU its a low end laptop which was for around 300 dollers. well to avoid confusion i'll breefly tell my story my laptop was slow so i gave it to a technecian and he did something idk what but when i got my...
  2. R

    Question Can I use my Gateway laptop without a battery

    Hello I have a GWNR 71517 laptop and just now I noticed that it looked bloated, I opened it up since it is one of those that do not have a removable battery and removed the bloated one, I figured that while I don't get a replacement I will use it plugged in but now it does not turn on (though...
  3. George77774455

    Question Harsh sound after switching from mains to battery power

    Hey guys, i have a harsh sound after switching from mains to battery power when only in a specific situation: disconect the mains power cable while in hibernation, coming back from hibernation (on battery power) the laptop makes a 1 sec. long harsh sound. Can it be the difference in voltage when...
  4. B

    Question Have an old HP pavilion power with less than a stellar battery...is it worth it to get it fixed?

    As the title says... I have a previously used laptop (hp 15-cb035wm) and the battery's been replaced already....it's been previously used for a few years. Should I just replace the laptop itself or can I get someone to install another one for me since I heard it's slightly difficult to replace...
  5. C

    Question Lenovo ideapad flex 5 won't turn on

    So, a few weeks ago I was on my laptop and it was close to dying so I plugged my charger in. Sometime after, my laptop just turned off completely. I thought my charger was finally dead(it was) so I tried using my school chromebook charger, didn't work and the charging light didn't turn on...
  6. C

    Question lenovo ideaPad 814a 120S-11IAP - shows charging but no power to battery

    Fairly suddenly the laptop failed to operate under battery power. Shows charging but never goes above 0% I have removed battery, held power for 30 seconds and replaced - no change. With a volt meter there appears to be no power at the two red cables - see image. View...
  7. W

    Question Razer blade 15 potential hardware charging issue

    Hello, I am new here and normally never post anything as I can always find someone who had the same issue and find the solution but not this time, so here I am. :D I have a: Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model (Early 2020) - RZ09-033 and it worked perfectly until 1 day it did not want to boot...
  8. mrmike16

    Question Surface Pro 4 not warning me when the battery is low

    Hi everyone, So as the title indicates, I find myself looking at a blank screen often because the laplet gave me no warning of the battery getting low. This never happens on my Surface 3, only on the Surface Pro 4. Anything I should try before reinstalling Windows? The battery life capacity...
  9. P

    Question Acre laptop shut down while performing disk cloning for SSD. Now laptop won’t turn on, power light blinks blue 5 times. Battery light not on.

    I’ve been using my laptop’s hard rive and it slows my Acer Laptop’s performance. The model is Aspire 3 A315-41-R2W5, with Ruben 5 AMD graphics card. My friend was helping me clone the disk drives into a new SSD card, where the SSD being cloned as an external hard drive. The laptop was plugged...
  10. J

    Solved! HP Envy battery not charging and charging led blinking

    Hello! My HP Envy model 15-as031nd is not charging its battery. It defects the charging cable and it looks like it’s charging but the battery percentage is not increasing. Also the charging led is flashing orange. Every 2 seconds it’s quickly flashing off and on again, and repeats this. So...
  11. Orongo

    Solved! Laptop battery ASUS B31N1726 stuck at 2% and won't charge

    My son's laptop battery went from 97% to 2% and won't charge back. Here's what I did and tested: I opened the laptop, removed the battery, examined it, and plugged it back... AC Wires don't seem damaged, and except for some dust in one fan, battery and other electronic parts look just fine...
  12. T

    Question My ASUS laptop works only through battery

    Hi folks, my laptop works only whit the battery's energy. If un unplug battery, laptop doesn't work. So I would think the power circuit on the mono is broken, BUT it can charge the battery! So I can't understand what's wrong. The power supply is fine, and I have tried different power supplies...
  13. llama_glue

    Solved! Can battery wear level decrease? Or are the sensors uncalibrated?

    Can battery wear level decrease? I own a lenovo legion 5, and I've been using it extensively for both gaming and schoolwork. It can easily run most modern games, and multitask flawlessly, but recently I've come to know about this thing called battery wear level thanks to HW info. At first I...
  14. S

    Solved! Android 11 - Does restarting your phone multiple times a day wear the battery/SSD overtime?

    I have the samsung a32 5g. I'm frequently restarting my phone to test some apps. Does anyone know if restarting your phone frequently puts wear on either the battery or SSD overtime? Does the phone write mb to the SSD on restart?
  15. R

    Question Dell G5 5587 Random Shutdown

    I own a Dell G5 15 5587 that’s approximately 3 years old. It has run without any issues up until a couple days ago. I was playing games and it just shut off randomly and I didn’t think too much of it since I thought it had just overheated. I let it sit until it had cooled down and turned it back...
  16. bb86

    Solved! Clevo N150RD screen flickers when battery is connected

    Hello, i'm using an old Clevo N150RD laptop with the following configuration: Intel Core 5-6300HQ 2x 8 GB Memory Geforce GTX 960m 2GB 2x 256 GB SSD Windows 10 Home I have the following error: Without battery and on ac adapter the laptop runs very well and there are no problems. When i take...
  17. tgbao2703

    Question Laptop charger disconnects at 98%, reconnects itself shortly after.

    Hello guys :D I'm very glad to see you. After a night, my laptop got a wired issue ...: When my HP laptop's battery reachs 98%, it automatically disconnect from charger while it is plugged. When my laptop's battery reachs 97%, it automatically connect, it charge up to 98% and then disconnect...
  18. M

    Question ASUS Laptop (with new battery) shuts downs booting

    I've replaced the battery of my old ASUS K53SV (with the old battery couldn't unplug the battery supplier). Now, when I start the laptop the Win10 booting page (the one with the loading wheel) is working fine but when it seems to switch to the actual desktop in order to be ready to play, it...
  19. Irujezu

    Question Asus K551LN turning off when launchin heavy programs or games

    Hello, It is happening in the following manner: 1- I get charger indicator blinking like if I plug and unplug It(while It is still well plugged 2- Then it is indicating like if the battery is not charging 3- It is powering off The battery is KO (even a little inflated when I open my laptop to...
  20. D

    Solved! Laptop won't switch on with or w/o battery

    Hi, I have an Asus P355M laptop, a few days ago it just wouldn’t switch on. I’ve plugged it to the power outlet with the battery intact, and tried it after disconnecting the internal battery as well, it still doesn’t power on. The power plug seems to be working as there’s a blue light. A few...