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Old November 12th 13, 07:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Jo-Anne[_4_]
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Default battery discharging?

"BillW50" wrote in message
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On 11/11/2013 11:02 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:
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On 11/11/2013 7:09 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:
Using WinXP on a Dell Precision laptop that's about 6 or 7 years old.
Tonight I noticed the battery light was flashing red but I was running
on
AC
power (I always keep it plugged in). I pulled the power cord, and the
computer turned off; it should have kept running on the battery. I
plugged
it back in and turned it on. The battery showed 1% remaining and that
it
was
being charged. It's up to 19% now.

Does this behavior mean that the battery is dying? If not, what could
have
caused the problem?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne



Yes. The battery needs replacing. For it to last 6 or 7 years is
a pretty good life for it. It will recharge but it will carry the
charge for only a very short period of time.

GR


Thank you, GR! I'll see if I can get one locally.

Jo-Anne


No wait! Some machines once the battery charges, won't recharge or check
the battery unless the AC dies or the battery is removed. As long as it is
charging right now, that is a good sign. Just let it finish. Then remove
the AC and it probably will continue to run on the battery. Btw, I had
batteries last over 12 years.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v12
Centrino Core2 Duo T7400 2.16 GHz - 4GB - Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center


Thank you, Bill! It did fully charge last night; and when I pulled the power
cord just now for a moment, the computer continued to run and the battery
showed 100%. Is it possible that I had accidentally loosened the power cord
and that's why the battery ran down? The icon at the bottom of the screen
showed it was running on AC power, but could it have showed that even with
the connector not fully seated?

Jo-Anne


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