Laptop automatically shuts down when battery is low

[Shadad31]

Recently, my laptop has started going to sleep without any battery warning when the battery is low, however from about a week ago, my laptop completely shuts down when the battery is low.

 

[BadActor]

It may be an indication that your battery is failing, settings in your power plan have changed, or you need to calibrate the battery power level. What make/model laptop do you have?

 

[Shadad31]

It may be an indication that your battery is failing, settings in your power plan have changed, or you need to calibrate the battery power level. What make/model laptop do you have?

HP Pavilon. Not sure what it is specifically, not too old. I got it about 2 years ago. I don't think I've changed any settings.

 

[BadActor]

You might try calibrating the battery first, but if this fails, you will probably need to replace the battery soon.

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04700771

 

[Shadad31]

You might try calibrating the battery first, but if this fails, you will probably need to replace the battery soon.

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04700771

If I was to replace, would I need to buy any random HP pavilion battery, or does it have to be a specific one? If a specific one, how do I find out which one?

 

[BadActor]

The battery may be common to a number of different laptops, but you will have to Google your laptop model number or look for a tag on the battery itself for the model number of the battery. Try to get a genuine HP battery. Chinese knockoffs don't seem to last as long. They are available from Amazon, Ebay, and perhaps HP if it isn't very old.