On Wednesday 23 October 2002 14:16, Anders E. Andersen wrote: > Could anybody give some advice on my battery situation. I own an ASUS A1 > laptop and a while back I began having trouble with the APM system. > > The first thing that happened was that my battery would only charge to > 60% of maximum power. It was quite suddenly and exactly 60%. After that > I have been having increasing problems with recharging and power supply. > A lot of times the system seems to shut down quite suddenly and > unprovoked, also battery life has decreased to about 30 minutes max, > even when mostly idling. > > Sometimes the battery wont charge when I plug in the power cable, if I > remove it and plug it in again it starts charging for a while but then > stops. > > Do I need to replace the battery? >
Hard to diagnose. Some battery types, especially those before say 1998 - 99, experience problems charging. For whatever reason they are just unable to gain a full charge and often disarge at a more advanced rate. Replacing your battery may indeed solve this. If you know someone with a similar laptop you could also borrow one of theirs for testing. This would let you know if the problem is the laptop or the battery. Most people I know own two batteries just for this reason. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
