Laptop battery gets very hot
Problem description:
The laptop laptop battery gets very hot. The battery wasn’t so hot before.
Possible cause:
The main battery failure.
Laptop switches on only when power plugged
Problem description:
The laptop switches on only when power plugged. When the laptop is unplugged and you press on the power button, nothing happens.
Possible cause:
1. Bad battery.
2. Motherboard failure.
Laptop turns off when unplugged
Problem description:
The laptop turns off when unplugged even though the battery is plugged in.
Possible cause:
1. Bad battery.
2. Faulty motherboard.
Battery charges only when laptop turned off
Problem description:
The battery charges only when the laptop turned off. The battery charge LED lights up as normal and the battery gets charged to 100% while the laptop is off.
When the laptop is turned on, the battery charge LED goes off even if the adapter is still plugged in.
Possible cause:
1. AC power adapter failure.
2. Battery failure.
3. Broken/loose power jack.
4. Motherboard failure.
Tags: AC adapter failure, Power jack failure, Problems with main battery
Laptop battery discharges quickly
Problem description:
The laptop battery discharges very quickly. The laptop battery charge goes from 100% to 0% in a few minutes. The laptop works normal with AC adapter plugged.
Possible cause:
Battery failure.
Laptop shuts down when AC adapter unplugged
Problem description:
The laptop shuts down when the AC adapter unplugged even with the battery still installed into the laptop. The laptop detects the battery and says it’s charged 100% but will not on the battery power at all. The laptop operates properly from AC power with the battery removed.
Possible cause:
1. Battery failure.
2. Motherboard failure.
Laptop battery discharges very quickly after reaching some charge level
Problem description:
The laptop battery discharges very quickly after reaching some charge level. For example, it takes normal time for the battery to discharge from 100% to 75%, but after reaching 75% level it discharges to 0% very quickly. The same failure occurs after recharging the battery again.
Possible cause:
Main battery failure.
Laptop stopped charging battery
Problem description:
The laptop stopped charging the battery. The laptop shuts down as soon as you unplug the AC adapter. The laptop works fine from AC power even when the battery is removed.
Possible cause:
1. Bad battery.
2. Motherboard failure.
