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[johnthehillbilly]

Turn off the laptop. Put battery in and plug in AC. Turn it on and let it boot. Open power options and then remove the battery for a few minutes. Then put the battery back in.

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Ok i will try that ( prior to disassembling) .... obviously LOL

[tmyinc]

Ok i will try that ( prior to disassembling) .... obviously LOL

Haha don't blame ya. If it works it should say battery charging in power options. Hope it works.

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[johnthehillbilly]

Haha don't blame ya. If it works it should say battery charging in power options. Hope it works.

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Nothing yet....... ;(

[tmyinc]

Nothing yet....... ;(

Well that sucks. Might be a hardware issue then. Although if you were that careful when installing the hdd I don't see how it could be.

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[johnthehillbilly]

Well that sucks. Might be a hardware issue then. Although if you were that careful when installing the hdd I don't see how it could be.

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I "spoke" to satman earlier we have mostly come up with the same thing..... hardware..... i had found a wire on the wifi card that has broken insulation and was grounded on the chassis..... figure that is where the problem started.....

[johnthehillbilly]

This is battery in place.... power off and AC unplugged.... notice the voltmeter.... this is what is confusing me.... battery shows full charge and putting power to the MOBO.....

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[tmyinc]

I "spoke" to satman earlier we have mostly come up with the same thing..... hardware..... i had found a wire on the wifi card that has broken insulation and was grounded on the chassis..... figure that is where the problem started.....

Random thought. Did you try uninstalling
"Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery"?

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[johnthehillbilly]

Random thought. Did you try uninstalling
"Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery"?

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Yeah.... tried that ..... no joy

[tmyinc]

Yeah.... tried that ..... no joy

Damn....hmmmm

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[tmyinc]

And you tried unplugging AC and removing the battery. Pressing the power button a few times to drain the power and boot it back up with just the battery and no AC? Thought I saw you tried that but wasn't sure lol. Sorry if I sound redundant. Just tell me to shut up lol.

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[johnthehillbilly]

And you tried unplugging AC and removing the battery. Pressing the power button a few times to drain the power and boot it back up with just the battery and no AC? Thought I saw you tried that but wasn't sure lol. Sorry if I sound redundant. Just tell me to shut up lol.

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Yeah tried that..... rechecking voltages now with and without AC... ...

[tmyinc]

Yeah tried that..... rechecking voltages now with and without AC... ...

Only other thing I can think of is the battery drivers. Or a BIOS update is the culprit.

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[johnthehillbilly]

Only other thing I can think of is the battery drivers. Or a BIOS update is the culprit.

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BIOS is current..... drivers and chipset are current..... im really just about to fix it with a hammer LOL

[tmyinc]

BIOS is current..... drivers and chipset are current..... im really just about to fix it with a hammer LOL

Haha I know that feeling. Just was thinking a BIOS update would Bork the battery. BIOS initializes before the os does so if there was no update done then BIOS isn't the culprit. Sorry I'm more of a software guy...lack hardware knowledge.

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[johnthehillbilly]

Haha I know that feeling. Just was thinking a BIOS update would Bork the battery. BIOS initializes before the os does so if there was no update done then BIOS isn't the culprit. Sorry I'm more of a software guy...lack hardware knowledge.

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I updated BIOS to try and cure the problem....it helped other stuff but not the battery..... go figure :|

[johnthehillbilly]

Well i am now going to completely rule out software issues..... full wipe and format and reinstall os......gonna go ahead and put linux on it..... that should rule out software.....

[tmyinc]

Well i am now going to completely rule out software issues..... full wipe and format and reinstall os......gonna go ahead and put linux on it..... that should rule out software.....

I hope it works. Sorry I wasn't much help. Looking at reinstallation of the ATKACPI driver but that was about my last idea lol.

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[johnthehillbilly]

I hope it works. Sorry I wasn't much help. Looking at reinstallation of the ATKACPI driver but that was about my last idea lol.

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Thank you.... ive been planning on putting linux on this one anyway (and put windows in the box) so i guess its good timing? .... but with now getting odd voltage readings on pin 3 and 4 with AC supplied i am convinced it is hardware.....

[satman80]

This is battery in place.... power off and AC unplugged.... notice the voltmeter.... this is what is confusing me.... battery shows full charge and putting power to the MOBO.....

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Looks to me like the battery is good, those would be the correct leads.. hmmmm, pounding my head on this one.. Do you hear any noise from either the laptop charger or battery when plugged in? is Anything heating up more than usual??? Was going to say check AMP draw, but it doesn't draw any and wont matter anyway...

Ok here is the list I have of what's been done, or I assume,

1. Does laptop turn on with only battery while AC unplugged? Yes
2. Does laptop turn on without battery with Ac? Yes
3. Does laptop turn on with both battery and AC? Yes
4. 14volts ok? Yes
5. 5v ok? Yes
6. OS ok? Yes
7. Bios Flash done right? Assume yes, re flash wouldn't hurt
8. Clock battery pulled yet for Bios forced reset? No
9. Found Short? Yes
10. Found obvious damage? No
11. checked parts out on wife's laptop? Yes
12. Hammer? Not yet

[satman80]

Just for kicks, Re flash the Bios and manually download it yourself.. Also post the date of the Release..

Also, check link

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