freedom07

I hope someone can please help me. My wife just bought a new battery for her laptop computer and I changed it (very simple). Now here is the problem, we charged it for 12 hours did not show any increase in power life. She took it back to where she bought it and they gave her another one, I put it in the laptop 3 hours ago, I do not believe this is charging either. Is there some place on the laptop that indicates the battery is charging? I went into Maintenance and it shows battery life 0%. Could something be turned off? Would appreciate any help, thank you.
Tom

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Born2LoveYou

Why did you buy a new battery ?
What was happening with the laptop that made you buy the battery ?

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freedom07

Computer also does not show "Battery Charging Indicator" (lightening bolt)

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Romans 6:4
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Born2LoveYou

Can you power up the laptop using the power pack without the battery ?

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freedom07

The laptop works fine, just cannot charge battery or use with battery alone. When I disconnect the AC adaptor laptop shuts off instantly. I also look for somewhere, anywhere on the computer to see it state that it is charging, but nothing. Could one of the settings be off?

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Romans 6:4
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Born2LoveYou

With both battery and power adaptor connected, Go into "Device manager" and see if the battery is listed.

Did anything happen to the laptop before you got the new battery that could have damaged anything ?

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freedom07

I went into Device Manager and it did state "batteries" and nothing happened to the computer before battery was replaced.

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Romans 6:4
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Born2LoveYou

What was your reason for changing the battery ?
Did the previous battery have faults ?

Either the battery is at fault, because laptops have a special battery made for each laptop model, or it is a little more serious.

These are the usual possibilities:

1. Computer AC / DC cable is bad not allowing the computer battery to charge.
2. Battery is bad.
3. Battery charger board is bad.

Number 2 is out of the question .

I would maybe go to a computer shop and see if you can try / buy a universal laptop power adaptor.

If that doesn't work, your problem could be even more serious.

How old is your laptop ?
Is it under warrenty still ?

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freedom07

I guess the warrenty has already ran out, what else is knew. The computer is 2 years old, she got it in June 2005. The reason this all started is because any time she tried to use the laptop with just the battery power it would not work, I think this started before the warrenty ran out, but only my wife would know this because she is the only one that uses it, I only get called when something goes wrong. Is there any way I can test the battery charger board?

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Romans 6:4
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Born2LoveYou

Well, that depends on you.
You would need to strip the laptop down, and understand what bits are inside and understanding electronics with voltages and stuff and circuits.

Personally, I would take it to your local PC repair shop and tell them the problem and see what they can do.

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