laptop cant hold charge

halfpipehippie · 27-05-2008, 04:27 PM

hey im trying to fix my laptop and heres the problem:
I have to hold the chord just right to say its charging, and i got it to say it was fully charged, then i started it and it only lasted to the log in screen then it turned off.

So what im trying to figure out is if i need a new battery, new charger port, or new power cord. and if any sottering will be required to fix the charge port, any ideas? or things that might help me figure out my problem? thanks

-Luke

halfpipehippie · 02-06-2008, 05:05 PM

bump

donkey42 · 02-06-2008, 07:05 PM

how old is the laptop & how often has it being used & how long did it used to stay on

please state approx times

Addis · 03-06-2008, 11:21 AM

Probably a faulty battery, if it's old then even more likely. You're not going to be able to save it in all honesty, so better off just buying a new one.

Ghostman 1 · 07-06-2008, 01:09 PM

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I have to hold the chord just right to say its charging, and i got it to say it was fully charged

If you have to hold the cord in order for it to charge , then I would say it is probably the power supply and the battery...

halfpipehippie · 09-06-2008, 01:00 PM

alright, ill probably just bring it to surplus or something and see if i can get something for it haha, thank you.

SENOUCI · 25-06-2008, 11:31 AM

man, I had the same problem, but if you are having problems with the laptop battery that means that it's quite old, so I really think that you sould buy a new laptop, batteries are quite expensive, and a good laptop is aboat 400 to 600 euros and replacing the battry will be about 100 euros, so just take it from me buy a new one, or just try to find a second hand battery don't buy a new one...

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halfpipehippie Big Geek Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 112 My Mood: Confused Status: Offline My Computer	laptop cant hold charge hey im trying to fix my laptop and heres the problem: I have to hold the chord just right to say its charging, and i got it to say it was fully charged, then i started it and it only lasted to the log in screen then it turned off. So what im trying to figure out is if i need a new battery, new charger port, or new power cord. and if any sottering will be required to fix the charge port, any ideas? or things that might help me figure out my problem? thanks -Luke __________________ Intel

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donkey42 Paranoid Geeky Geek Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 34 Male Posts: 5,826 Times Helpful: 309 My Mood: Paranoid Status: Offline My Computer	how old is the laptop & how often has it being used & how long did it used to stay on please state approx times __________________ GRUB manual \| Google Linux \| Distrowatch \| Linux Chix \| Kubuntu \| My Mini City

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Probably a faulty battery, if it's old then even more likely. You're not going to be able to save it in all honesty, so better off just buying a new one. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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halfpipehippie Big Geek Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 112 My Mood: Confused Status: Offline My Computer	alright, ill probably just bring it to surplus or something and see if i can get something for it haha, thank you. __________________ Intel

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SENOUCI Geek Trainee Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3 Status: Offline	man, I had the same problem, but if you are having problems with the laptop battery that means that it's quite old, so I really think that you sould buy a new laptop, batteries are quite expensive, and a good laptop is aboat 400 to 600 euros and replacing the battry will be about 100 euros, so just take it from me buy a new one, or just try to find a second hand battery don't buy a new one...

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