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    Question Sony Vaio no POST with keyboard lights on?

    Hello, I have an ancient Sony Vaio laptop (PCG-7Y2L) that refuses to post. It doesn’t have a battery and nor do I intend to spend 115$ on eBay for a new battery. No, 115$ is not a typo. However, I’m afraid the lack of battery might be why it’s not posting. All that happens when I hit the power...
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    [SOLVED] Plugged in not charging on 2 laptops

    I have had two different laptops have the same issue in the last 6 months. They both consistently have the "plugged in not charging" issue. The first laptop (Acer Aspire 7) I sent back to the manufacturer who replaced the battery but the problem returned. The second newer one (lenovo legion 5)...
  3. Godgiveproblems

    [SOLVED] My laptop battery not working now after i fixed power supply.

    I took my laptop to repair and they called me it was repaired since it was my laptop not charging problem. They called me next day said it was fixed they charged me $35 dollars. It was working finally after months 3,4 month i was happy. I ran tests by pressing f12 (dell lnspration) it said your...
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    broken laptop battery

    i opened my laptop in order to clean the fans and i saw that the battery is a little puffy. is it broken? is it safe to use the laptop? battery looks like this : https://ibb.co/dQXtMC3 ,https://ibb.co/zGyQZ52
  5. DJDD01

    Question is this battery info normal?

    My device : Acer predator helios 300 2018 edition with I5 8300h and gtx 1050ti. Battery model: LG PABAS0241231 This is my battery info in HWinfo Battery Voltage [V] 16.842 Wear Level [%] 22.5 is this normal? The battery voltage seems a bit high to me, it's usually around 12v in...
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    [SOLVED] What to do with a swollen laptop battery

    HI! recently I noticed that my laptop started to deform and the bottom sheet has expanded, i concluded that it was a swollen battery. My laptop is a dell latitude 7480 and since I got it in 2019, I have been using a 130W charger when the laptop is rated for up to 90W. I got my laptop secondhand...
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    [SOLVED] ROG Strix GL533VE won't turn on at all

    One day I was gaming on my ROG Strix GL533VE, after I'm done playing, I simply just shut it off and kept it charging like usual ( been using it like this for 4-5 years). The next day I tried to turn it on and suddenly the charging light turns off and my laptop won't turn on I opened up the...
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    Question PLUGGED IN NOT CHARGING LAPTOP

    I got a brand new laptop a week ago, today. i put in the charger and it says plugged in, not charging? lenovo ideapad 5 15ARE05 Updted Bios, doing windows updates now Why is this? Can i have some help Thank You
  9. pradeepkr1303

    [SOLVED] Pc fan running. But no display.

    Hi, I'm using ASUS m4a88t-m motherboard. While I was cleaning the CPU, I removed the CMOS battery and then I re-plugged it in. After that my pc was not booting. Only CPU fan runs, but no display on monitor and no power for keyboard and mouse. As I surfed google, it seems that pc can start...
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    [SOLVED] Laptop battery drains when plugged in when performing heavy tasks

    Well, im posting this thread because recently I bought a MSI GF65 thin and when I play heavy games it drains my pcs battery somehow. My laptop specs: i7 10750H RTX2060 16GB ram ddr4 512GB ssd The charger is a 180W 19.5V and 9.23A charger that came with the computer. The laptop uses the same...
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    [SOLVED] Dell Latitude E5570 not recognizing battery

    Hi everybody! I have a weird problem at the moment, i had a battery gone bad and it wouldn't charge anymore. I decided to change the battery with a random aftermarket one at first and it seems it didn't work as well. So the new battery was sent back under warranty and i got a new one that has...
  12. geckovic02

    [SOLVED] Ticking time bomb... | Astro A50 gen. 3

    So it's basically the title. My 2 years old Astro A50 gen. 3 has a really blown up battery. I just noticed it and instantly put it outside in case it blows up somehow. The warranty just ended 3 months ago. I don't want to throw 300$ out of the window, so can I remove that battery safely without...
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    Asus Zephyrus G14 Poor Battery Life?

    I'm getting around 4:15 hours of battery life till it gets to 10% with my G14 (R7, 1660TI). I was only using it browsing Firefox, watching YouTube videos at 480p and 1080p over WiFi. Also typing some stuff in notepad with the brightness set to 30-40 even 10-20 in the last hour. Keyboard...
  14. MihaelaC

    [SOLVED] Laptop turns on, after shutdown it does not boot

    Hello, I am working on an ACER laptop that once it is turned on, after shutdown it does not boot. Firstly, if I remove the battery and put it back, the laptop turns on successfully. After shutting down the laptop, it does not get any energy inside at all. No lights and no fans turn on...
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    External circuit breaker to generator

    I have a Duracell PowerSource 660 all-electric generator that supports daisy-chaining batteries to it. I am going to connect a 12V 55Ah SLA battery (like a car battery) to it and I read adding a single circuit breaker to the connection between the generator and external battery could help with...
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    [SOLVED] Toshiba Satellite Pro C850 Battery Not Charging After New Windows 10 Installation

    So the battery and charger were working fine before I installed a new Windows 10 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro C850. Now the battery is about to die and the charger won't work! I tried updating the battery drivers but Windows reported correct ones are already being used. I am unable to turn on...
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    Question Can't replace Acer laptop CMOS battery as... No CMOS battery?! What to do?!

    I have just tried replacing the CMOS battery of an Acer One 14 Z1402 only to discover... there is no CMOS battery! There is in the Z1401 and thus I was fooled when looking online! The owner of the laptop is weighing up the option of getting a new laptop but her savings are limited. So she...
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    Brand new laptop has battery issues

    this laptop is brand new, the model is 15s-du0xxx and it just recently happened that whenever my battery is plugged in its 100% and when i unplug it it becomes 95% for some reason, how do i stop this from happening? I don't wanna buy another laptop battery just to fix this.
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    Battery swelling in 3.5 year old Dell XPS, replace battery or buy new laptop?

    Hi, I have a Dell XPS 15 9560 from Feb 2017. The touchpad stopped working (can't click) several months ago. Now I'm noticing it is slightly raised. Reading online I see this is a common problem with the battery swelling. It is also getting a bit hot, fan running a lot. I'm keeping it propped...
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    [SOLVED] Asus TUF FX504GM-EN394T battery lasts only 2 Hour

    I bough ASUS TUF fx 504gm-en394t 2 days back. Battery lasts only 2 Hrs on full charge. I just connect to my remote machine using Citrix and nothing else is open still it give only 2 HRs which is too low. What should I do ? Laptop manufacturing is of 2 Years back so shall ask to replace the...
  21. mrmurtaza

    Question HP WX-8600 Workstation CMOS Resets after shutdown

    I'm using HP WX-8600 Workstation and I have an issue with it. After shutdown, CMOS Settings resets even after replacing the battery. I tried to figure out the reason behind this but no luck, and I don't want it to be an issue with the motherboard. Machine Detail on HP Website
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    [SOLVED] Hello, how do I squeeze some more FPS that seems to be unused by my machine

    So, hello my name is Paul. Some time ago I bought a Dell Inspirion 15 to play games and be able to explore more of PC, before this laptop I used to be a console player, with many regrets after experiencing Alt+Tab, infinite free games plus mouse and keyboard. However to load some more busty or...
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    [SOLVED] down clock laptop cpu

    hi i am using fx505 asus with i5 9300 i like to know if there is a way to lower/limit cpu performance or decrease core Volt or any other way in a ultra power saving mode? when i watch movies , laptop is warm and i dont like it also , like to save the battery when i'm on battery mode any tip...
  24. mohitakundi

    [SOLVED] CPU consuming too much wattage at idle !

    I have an MSI GL63 laptop with an i5 9300h cpu and GTX 1660ti graphics. The battery life has been ok till a few days ago where it gave me around 3-4 hours when watching a movie. Suddenly a few days ago, battery life became terrible ! Less than 2 hours. After some checking, I realised my cpu is...
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    [SOLVED] Is it possible to increase the voltage of a laptop Li-ion battery? And if it is, how can i increase it with a laptop charger?

    If it is possible how would i do that? With a laptop charger? I want to do this because my battery is dead due to a low voltage...
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    [SOLVED] Power saver plan than balanced

    My laptop vents has no dust and foreign matters, also i have cooling pad. But when cpu going to 100% caused by update, maintenance, etc, it can hurt my 6 years laptop. Since the temperature can be mesured in 3rd patry app called core temp it rise about 75% when heavy load, games etc, and about...
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    [SOLVED] Battery or laptop?

    Hey, everyone! I have an ASUS K55A-SX096R bought it about 8 years ago... I know it is crazy that how could the battery survive on 8 years? But, look, i was having some problems that windows says that a battery is not present and the battery indicator lights is off and was not charging i checked...
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    Question Laptop, new battery, shots down while using Chrome, but Ok when not?

    Hey guys, very strange problem (gotta say not yet thoroughly troubleshooted): Lenovo Y50-70, Win10, 5 yrs old, original battery degraded to hold only 15-20 min, but when it would get too low I'd get a warning with enough time in advance to plug it in, or if I wouldn't it would gracefully...
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    [SOLVED] Laptop recognises charger but isn't charging

    Hey, I've got an HP Pavilion gaming laptop - HP 15-bc350na. In the past few days, I've noticed that it wasn't charging all the time when I was using it on the power supply, but initially it was intermittent enough for me to assume that the charger cable hadn't been seated properly, or the cable...
  30. zach_

    [SOLVED] Wireless mouse battery drains in less than a week

    The mouse is the "Natec Robin" model.This situation kept getting worse and worse with the time.Last time (this week) i used a brand new toshiba battery,only to find out that this little mouse drained it all in 4 days of little use,with turning it off regularly and even sometimes pulling the...
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    Question Laptops that do not throttle on battery

    Hello. I'm using a Dell Inspiron 7577 (2018) with i7 7700HQ and 1060 graphics card and 4K display. Although everything seems to be working fine (except the keyboard), I'm quite unhappy about the performance of this laptop. Whenever I unplug it from AC adapter, the performance of the laptop is...
  32. guigui34

    Question Dell XPS 15 9570 - Advice whether I have to change my battery

    Hello everyone, I own a Dell XPS 15 9570 since October 2018, with a core I5 8th Gen, GTX 1050 and a battery with a capacity of 56k mWh. My actual problem is my battery capacity has been divided by 2 since the day I bought it. I do not really understand because I respected the normal time to...
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    Question Dell G3 3579 Battery Upgrade

    Hi all, I recently picked up a Dell G3 3579 with a Core i5 8300H and GTX 1050. Overall, I'm really happy with it, but I'm wondering about a battery upgrade. Right now it has a stock 56 Wh battery, it is possible to upgrade it to anything more powerful? I know it can be replaced, but is there a...
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    Tool to prevent battery from constantly charging

    Working from home on an ASUS G701 Win 10 Pro laptop. I'm worried that with it plugged in, the battery will keep getting a current and lose its capacity over time. So I keep plugging/unplugging as it fully charges; very annoying. Is there an automated tool to keep a battery from getting fried? I...
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    Question MSI GF75 Think 9SD is very loud when plugged in

    Hi, I have a MSI GF75 9SD-056 laptop. When plugged in the fans go crazy. On battery the fans go slow. I've already checked the power settings. Right now i'm using the balanced power settings for both plugged in and battery use. The fans only get loud when plugged in. Also i'm just using chrome...
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    [SOLVED] Laptop battery remaining time indicator issue, help ASAP.

    I recently bought an Acer Aspire 5 series laptop but have been encountering some strange battery issue. Although the battery is reducing at a fine speed, but the battery remaining time indicator is kind of a joke. It goes from 5 hrs to 1 hr 40 min and back to 3h 35 min in a second when i change...
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    [SOLVED] iPhone 8 Battery

    Hello, A few months ago on Christmas, I got a new IPhone 8. I am a fanatic and psycho about the charging so I make sure I use the apple charger that it comes with, and I have been keeping up with the charging. I let the battery go to about 30%, maybe a bit under, and in the morning I charge it...
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    Question Laptop won't boot unless with PSU plugged in or pressing/keeping power button

    Hi, to everyone. I'll explain you my situation that is actually pretty weird. I own an Asus Rog G750JZ that had a 500gb HDD built-in, and a couple of years ago i fried it up probably because it was kind of old. So i got a new fresh 250gb Samsung SSD and the laptop was again running fine. I...
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    [SOLVED] Phone charging... IPhone 8

    Hello, On Christmas, I got a new iPhone 8. And i have been charging it in the morning and i let it charge to about 85 percent, and then i unplug it at about 30 or 28 percent. It varies sometimes though. I have heard this is good for the battery life and cycle. I also heard that it is good to...
  40. Danknank

    [SOLVED] Asus TUF Laptop Battery Broken?

    So recently I've bought and used the asus tuf fx505dd model (I think it's similar with the dv or the dt counterparts with difference in the gpu & cpu SKU), but I've had this weird issue where before I upgraded the storage from just the hard drive to ssd the battery life was around 5-6 hours when...