Help with battery problems for Asus X551MAV?

[Gamefreak924]

A while back I replaced my laptop HDD with an SSD. It worked great, however shortly after replacing it, the battery stopped working. I can now only use my laptop when the charger is plugged in. Probably because I didn't take out the battery before replacing the hard drive...... So how do I fix this?

 

[Ne0Wolf7]

With a new battery.
Before buying a new one, try it with the old HDD just to see if the new drive is causing problems, but you just perfectly described a bad battery.

 

[Gamefreak924]

With a new battery.
Before buying a new one, try it with the old HDD just to see if the new drive is causing problems, but you just perfectly described a bad battery.

Are you sure there isn't a way to fix this without buying a new battery? I had the laptop for at least a year working fine, all until I replaced the hard drive. Also went to update bios and it says the battery isn't plugged in.

 

[Ne0Wolf7]

Maybe try getting dust out of the slot with some canned air (not sure how your port works, but some have pins I wouldn't want to bend).
Did you try the old HHD? It's enormously unlikely, but worth a shot.

 

[Gamefreak924]

Maybe try getting dust out of the slot with some canned air (not sure how your port works, but some have pins I wouldn't want to bend).
Did you try the old HHD? It's enormously unlikely, but worth a shot.

I don't know if using the old hard drive would even work. The SSD worked in the PC fine for a month or so. Also I just took it out and tried booting twice. Didn't work. Will try the canned air.

 

[Ne0Wolf7]

Oh, I didn't realize you had the SSD in for a while. Is the laptop old? Things do just break sometimes.

 

[Gamefreak924]

Oh, I didn't realize you had the SSD in for a while. Is the laptop old? Things do just break sometimes.

I believe it was from 2014. Not too old.

Quick edit: didn't mean to add that in particular as the best answer haha. Clicked by mistake I guess.

 

[jarotech]

Hi, always remove all power (battery and adapter) and hold the power button awhile when you work in a laptop, you have probably burn a component on the motherboard when you change the HDD.

 

[Gamefreak924]

Hi, always remove all power (battery and adapter) and hold the power button awhile when you work in a laptop, you have probably burn a component on the motherboard when you change the HDD.

Yeah I learned that one a few months too late haha