Alright: NooNoo's link: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/lpi05117.pdf
1:" Power Menu" in Bios page 129
2: "Power and Battery Problems" page 111
3: "Using Battery Power" page 53
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Alright: NooNoo's link: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/lpi05117.pdf
1:" Power Menu" in Bios page 129
2: "Power and Battery Problems" page 111
3: "Using Battery Power" page 53
Hrm...none of that really helped out. could I battery be bad even though it is holding a 99% charge? And also, can radio shack check and see if it is dead? I think this has something to do with the BIOS, or an internal battery that is dead. The only reason is because the battery worked before the upgrade. I really appreciate all of the help guys!Quote:
Originally Posted by TripleRLtd
The power number on page 129 is for pentium only and I am running AMD. None of the troubleshooting on page 111 applys for me except trying another battery...which I don't have...and hrm...Page 53 says that amber light means charging, and that is the light that comes on when I plug in the battery...then shortly after the battery light goes off completely...not red for battery not accepting a charge, or green for fully charged. What do you guys think?Quote:
Originally Posted by TripleRLtd
If it won't run in BIOS setup or even try to boot from a fully charged (seemingly) battery, then the OS is obviously not an issue. You've either got a dead battery, or an issue with the connection or internal circuitry. I'm betting that if you get a new battery, your issue will be solved.Quote:
Originally Posted by undergroundryan
When the battery in my Toshiba Tecra died, it always reported full charge and would run the system no more than 45 seconds. I believe what happens is you get a dead cell or two, so current is passing though the battery and everything looks peachy to the battery tester, but it can't get enough current through to run anything.....but I could be wrong. In any case, your battery is history.Quote:
Originally Posted by undergroundryan
Ok, so the OS is not an issue so dead battery maybe...but issue with the connection or internal circuitry..How could a diagnose this? I hope this is as simple as a dead battery. You said the battery in your Toshiba laptop was dead but would still operate it for 45 seconds...mine won't do anything at all without the ac. I would think mine would work for at least a short period before it completely died...especially after charging for hours straight.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatalException0E
BTW...someone on hp forum mentioned that I should upgrade my bios and chipset drivers. Anyone know where I could find those?
On the same link I gave you.....all your drivers etc were there.
Opening up you laptop is something I do not recommend unless you are prepared to have a laptop that does NOT work at all.
Reading the thread I wonder, have you taken the battery out and let it "rest" for a bit? While its out, check the terminals on the laptop where the battery connects, they should be bright and shiny and no dust. Similarly on the battery. DO NOT touch the terminals, just blow some dry air over them if they look dusty.
It is very easy to short out a battery by inadvertently connecting two of the terminals together, for instance, polishing with a damp cloth.
Remove battery for one hour, then put in in the laptop with the laptop off AND the power cord disconnected. Now try turning on the laptop WITHOUT the power cord connected.
You have to open up the laptop to upgrade the BIOS?...I didn't know that. Last night I took the battery out and checked all of the leads which looked very clean, and same with the leads on the laptop. I left it out all night, and in the morning I poped it in with no results. I then plugged in the AC power and it came one, but instead of an amber battery light I got a RED light which means battery will not accept a charge. This light was on shortly, and turned off after it was booted into Windows XP. It did just like the amber light does as far as turning off in a short period of time. I then removed the battery and popped it back on and got the amber light....full charge...for a short period of time then it went back off. I guess it is safe to say the battery is toast..? BTW, Thank you for all the help guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by NooNoo
Err no, not to flash the bios... we crossed wires there... I thought you were talking about taking it apart to fix the ac power input/charging circuits.
Yep, I think that pretty much proves the battery is toast. It was just coincidence that it happened as you changed os's.
Well thank you, and everyone else who helped out. I have not yet bought a battery, but have came to the conclusion that mine has held it's last charge...forever at 99%. In the dark, I noticed that while the laptop was unplugged I could hit the power button and get a little flicker of a light on the cd controls in front of the laptop. That made me pretty happy to know that is was actually trying to start up. Do you guys think it is safe to buy batteries from ebay? the model number is hpf2024a..the ones there look off-brand...good idea?Quote:
Originally Posted by NooNoo
I had the exact same problem with the same battery on my Pavillion n5495. In my case, the battery was working fine and I bought a 2nd battery to have as an extra. As soon as I used the 2nd battery for the first time the old battery started exhibiting the same issues you describe. Says 99% charged, when you first plug it in orange light comes on for 10 sec than turns off and if you unplug the laptop it complety powers off instantly. I too think that it was too much of a coincidence that after using a different battery one time this one instantly goes dead. Did you ever end up having any luck fixing yours? I tried the hp battery utility and it wouldn't even start to run.
I'd love to get this battery back up and running - it wasn't even very old when this happened - about a year and 3 months - just out of warranty.
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Originally Posted by undergroundryan
Yeh, it was a hella coincedence after my OS upgrade, and it sounds like you got the same problem which is a DEAD battery. I fixed my problem by purchasing a new battery and the laptop works fine. It sounds like your original battery hit the dust, to bad it only being a year old and just out of warranty. I hope mine lasts longer than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by dishguy1977