I have a refurbished HP Omibook 6100 laptop. The battery is dead and unchargeable (it always stays at 0%) which means that I can only use the laptop with a power cord.
Is there any way at all I can make my battery chargeable and usable again?
I heard stories of people freezing their battery in the freezer over night and then being able to use it again. Is that true?
Any other tips which might work?
2006-12-04 09:06:12 · 6 answers · asked by Manu D 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
No, that type of battery has a limited life. Even if you never use it, they stop working after a number of years. Once it's dead it's dead. You need to get a new battery.
2006-12-04 09:09:01 · answer #1 · answered by EQ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a nickel-metal-hydride battery it may be possible to have the cells replaced. Look in the Yellow Pages for battery distributors or specialists.
However, most laptop batteries are now Lithium-Ion. The cells used in those batteries cannot be replaced. You will have to buy a new battery.
2006-12-04 09:21:25 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine it would want to be the battery, because I absolutely have regularly occurring older laptops to be nonetheless operating completely, with some overheating subject matters, yet i'd purchase yet another one through the indisputable fact that computer is quite previous.
2016-11-23 16:42:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replace it! Check the batteryguys, eBay and http://www.pricewatch.com
2006-12-04 09:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cold will actually kill the battery... best bet is to just scrap it and get a new one.
2006-12-04 09:07:32 · answer #5 · answered by xerocs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.batteryfuel.com and buy a new one
2006-12-04 09:08:24 · answer #6 · answered by spankdis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋