I have never run this on the batteries. It has always been plugged in to its adapter, so I don't get it!
2006-06-16 18:27:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
This gets more bizarre. I checked the little battery icon, and it says the battery is at 98%.
2006-06-16 18:36:07 · update #1
Okay, now it's suddenly gone to blue again, like it should be.
2006-06-16 18:38:03 · update #2
Hmm, either you had your power plug accidentally unplugged and now the battery is charging (check your tray area in the bottom right for an icon that resembles a battery and hover your mouse pointer over it to see if it is charging).
If not, then it is possible that the battery is damaged and can no longer hold a charge, in which case it would continue to show a yellow light, but checking it periodically, it would likely not add any charge to it any longer. Then the battery would have to be replaced.
2006-06-16 18:32:09 · answer #1 · answered by Oliver G 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm...
Perhaps the computer has secretly been running on battery power and you didn't know it. This could happen if the adapter wasn't working for some reason, or even if it was plugged into a surge protector that wasn't turned on.
You can check to see if your adapter is okay by taking the battery out of the computer completely (shut down the computer first) and then trying to run the computer on adapter power.
If it's not an adapter problem then it could be a problem with the system that detects the level of power in the battery.
The previous people are right, too. It could be that the battery is worn out.
2006-06-16 18:33:10 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the battery's reliability has been diminished. Batteries need to be used and recharged once in a while. If you're running it on the AC adapter all of the time the battery never gets and opportunity to discharge/recharge.
Let the battery run down completely... then plug it into the AC and see if it builds back up... if not, it's time for a new battery.
2006-06-16 18:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by J.D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Lee and Tyrone Roberts asked the same question. You should read the answers side by side.
2016-08-23 00:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very interesting topic
2016-07-27 00:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋