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Laptop batteries tend to live for about 3 years with routine use Acer BT.00803.006 battery. After a few years, you might find that your laptop only runs for 15 or 20 minutes on a charge,Acer L10C31 battery When you can't get through a full meeting without plugging in your laptop,Acer BT.00903.005 battery it's time to buy a replacement battery.Acer AS10D3E battery But if your battery isn't charging properly and you haven't been using it for the better part of a presidential term of office, you might want to try a little troubleshooting first to see if the problem doesn't lie elsewhere Acer AS10D81 battery.
Here are some things to check Apple M8244G/A battery:
Try charging the laptop with the power off.Apple A1022 battery Some laptops draw a lot of power -- so much so that they can't efficiently charge the battery and run demanding tasks at the same time.Apple MA458J/A battery If the battery doesn't seem to be getting fully charged,Apple A1061 battery shut down the laptop entirely and see how it goesApple M8433G/B battery Apple M9337G battery .
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY If you discount the battery,Dell 0C852J battery your laptop could probably live pretty much forever. Sure,Dell 906C5050F battery a 10 year old laptop isn't much fun to use -- its 5-generation-old technology is as slow as frozen molasses -- but if IT won't spring for a new one,Dell 312-1007 battery you can at least trust that it'll keep working without major headaches Dell 312-0142 battery .
Make sure that the AC adapter is working.Dell F144M battery Dell 0K619 battery The problem might also lie in the power adapter.FUJITSU FPCBP186 battery This one is easy to test:Fujitsu FPCBP176AP battery Remove the battery completely from the laptop and try running the laptop using the AC adapter.FUJITSU FPCBP96Z battery If you can use the computer for a couple of hours without problems,FUJITSU FPCBP147 battery the adapter is obviously okay FUJITSU FPCBP119AP battery.
Clean the battery contacts.Compaq 302119-001 battery Since you removed the battery anyway,HP 391883-001 battery HP HSTNN-DB73 battery make sure that the contacts on the battery and the laptop are clean.HP HSTNN-MB09 battery Replace the battery and try charging it again HP 346970-001 battery Compaq PP2061E battery.
If you try all of these troubleshooting steps and your battery is still not working properly,SAMSUNG N150P battery it's time to get a new battery.Samsung Q20 battery Or,Samsung SSB-X15LS3 battery if the laptop suffers an unfortunate accident,Samsung SSB-X15LS6 battery Samsung AA-PB0NC4G battery it might be time to replace the whole thing Samsung AA-PB2NC3B battery.
Try a deep charge.Sony VGP-BPS13A/Q battery Sony VGP-BPL14/S battery If the battery is in a bad state,Sony VGP-BPL14/B battery Sony VGP-BPL8 battery you might be able to bring it back to life with a deep charge cycle.Sony VGP-BPS13A/B battery Sony VGP-BPS13A/B battery First,Toshiba PA3728U-1BAS battery TOSHIBA PA3614U-1BRP battery Toshiba PA3635U-1BRM battery make sure it's complete discharged by running the laptop with the battery installed (and the AC adapter removed) until the laptop completely dies.Toshiba pa3641u-1bas battery Then charge the laptop overnightToshiba PA3191U-5BAS battery Toshiba PA3356U-2BAS battery .