On 11/15/06, Levi Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 11/15/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I got a laptop that drains battery even when
> laptop is plugged into an outlet!?!
>
> I doesn't seem to recharge the battery.
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> Any hope to fix?
>
> (IBM Thinkpad laptop)
Is the battery just always dead then? If not, how do you recharge it?
There is continual discussion in the newsgroup comp.sys.laptops about
batteries that don't charge. A frequent problem is a broken connector
where the power supply plugs into the laptop. Of couse another
problem is a battery that has succumbed to old age.
Will the computer run from the charger with the battery disconnected?
One of the few redeeming features of Windows XP is a graphic tabular
battery display, that shows the voltage and current in the charging
circuit.
Another thought: there are at least two different varieties of
Thinkpad power adapters. The older is rated for 48 watts, the newer
72 watts. Each at 16V.
carl
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