Laptop Battery?

kiki12345 · 06-15-2011, 10:42 PM

How come the battery icon shows up on the bottom of the screen with all the other icons even though my laptop is plugged into the wall?
The battery ran out slowely slowely and I had to recharge it.
But, normally.. if my laptop is just plugged into the wall, shouldn't it be able to just work that way, the way it usuallly does? .
The lightblub thing is normall a neon blue.
when the battery ´needs to be recharged it goes red.
the light blub thing for the wire/plug is a faded blue now, it used to be neon blue.
why is this?..
why's this happening!!!

Hellmark · 06-15-2011, 11:14 PM

Could be that you have a damaged charger for the laptop, and it isn't giving enough power to the laptop. That is a common and easy problem to solve. Also, have you tried restarting the computer? Sometimes, the software for handling the battery will glitch out, and a quick reboot will fix it. The other issue that comes to mind that it could be, is if there is a problem with the laptop itself in the circuits for the battery charger. Damaged jack, or blown capacitor, etc. If it is that, it isn't always easy to fix.

If it seems like it is something hardware related, wiggle the jack and the cord, and see if that changes things any.

jocampo · 06-16-2011, 10:13 AM

To me, looks like a hardware problem.

If you can, try to use a different cord or power cable. Reboot and try again and see what happens.

06-15-2011, 10:42 PM	#1
kiki12345 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 20000 Join Date: May 2011 Device: none	Laptop Battery? How come the battery icon shows up on the bottom of the screen with all the other icons even though my laptop is plugged into the wall? The battery ran out slowely slowely and I had to recharge it. But, normally.. if my laptop is just plugged into the wall, shouldn't it be able to just work that way, the way it usuallly does? . The lightblub thing is normall a neon blue. when the battery ´needs to be recharged it goes red. the light blub thing for the wire/plug is a faded blue now, it used to be neon blue. why is this?.. why's this happening!!!

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06-15-2011, 11:14 PM	#2
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,586 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	Could be that you have a damaged charger for the laptop, and it isn't giving enough power to the laptop. That is a common and easy problem to solve. Also, have you tried restarting the computer? Sometimes, the software for handling the battery will glitch out, and a quick reboot will fix it. The other issue that comes to mind that it could be, is if there is a problem with the laptop itself in the circuits for the battery charger. Damaged jack, or blown capacitor, etc. If it is that, it isn't always easy to fix. If it seems like it is something hardware related, wiggle the jack and the cord, and see if that changes things any.

06-16-2011, 10:13 AM	#3
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	To me, looks like a hardware problem. If you can, try to use a different cord or power cable. Reboot and try again and see what happens.