Sony VGN-Fs550 Laptop, Windows XP

Why does the "power meter" tab in the Control Panel say the battery is
"Not Present"?

I removed the battery and put it back a couple of times to make sure
the connection is as good as it should be.

Computer is only two years old, it's been treated excellently and is
in near mint condition, and the battery is indeed present. It's the
original factory battery that never gave me more than about 30 minutes
of power, so I've almost never used the battery. Everything was fine
until today. Now, the "power meter" says the battery is "Not
Present."

Thanks,

On Jun 11, 12:30 pm, The Hun <thehuni...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Sony VGN-Fs550 Laptop, Windows XP
>
> Why does the "power meter" tab in the Control Panel say the battery is
> "Not Present"?
>
> I removed the battery and put it back a couple of times to make sure
> the connection is as good as it should be.
>
> Computer is only two years old, it's been treated excellently and is
> in near mint condition, and the battery is indeed present. It's the
> original factory battery that never gave me more than about 30 minutes
> of power, so I've almost never used the battery. Everything was fine
> until today. Now, the "power meter" says the battery is "Not
> Present."
>
> Thanks,


My battery is shown as VGP-BPS2A 11.1V/4400mAh

Maybe the battery is dead,.kaput, gone
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"The Hun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sony VGN-Fs550 Laptop, Windows XP
>
> Why does the "power meter" tab in the Control Panel say the battery is
> "Not Present"?
>
> I removed the battery and put it back a couple of times to make sure
> the connection is as good as it should be.
>
> Computer is only two years old, it's been treated excellently and is
> in near mint condition, and the battery is indeed present. It's the
> original factory battery that never gave me more than about 30 minutes
> of power, so I've almost never used the battery. Everything was fine
> until today. Now, the "power meter" says the battery is "Not
> Present."
>
> Thanks,
>

Either the battery or the DC inverter is bad.

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"The Hun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Sony VGN-Fs550 Laptop, Windows XP
>
> Why does the "power meter" tab in the Control Panel say the battery is
> "Not Present"?
>
> I removed the battery and put it back a couple of times to make sure
> the connection is as good as it should be.
>
> Computer is only two years old, it's been treated excellently and is
> in near mint condition, and the battery is indeed present. It's the
> original factory battery that never gave me more than about 30 minutes
> of power, so I've almost never used the battery. Everything was fine
> until today. Now, the "power meter" says the battery is "Not
> Present."
>
> Thanks,
>

Thanks. Is there a way for me to determine if the DC inverter is bad
without taking the computer into a repair shop?



On Jun 12, 7:08 am, "Dave B." <m...@nomail.net> wrote:
> Either the battery or the DC inverter is bad.
>
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> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The Hun" <thehuni...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > Sony VGN-Fs550 Laptop, Windows XP
>
> > Why does the "power meter" tab in the Control Panel say the battery is
> > "Not Present"?
>
> > I removed the battery and put it back a couple of times to make sure
> > the connection is as good as it should be.
>
> > Computer is only two years old, it's been treated excellently and is
> > in near mint condition, and the battery is indeed present. It's the
> > original factory battery that never gave me more than about 30 minutes
> > of power, so I've almost never used the battery. Everything was fine
> > until today. Now, the "power meter" says the battery is "Not
> > Present."
>
> > Thanks,

"The Hun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks. Is there a way for me to determine if the DC inverter is bad
> without taking the computer into a repair shop?

Since there are two options, I'd suggest taking the other option out of the
picture - put in a known-good battery.

If you don't have one, you likely have no choice but to go to a service
shop. However, if *they* have a known-good battery, it'll be quick to
tell.

HTH
-pk

>
> On Jun 12, 7:08 am, "Dave B." <m...@nomail.net> wrote:
> > Either the battery or the DC inverter is bad.
> >
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> >
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > > Sony VGN-Fs550 Laptop, Windows XP
> >
> > > Why does the "power meter" tab in the Control Panel say the battery is
> > > "Not Present"?
> >
> > > I removed the battery and put it back a couple of times to make sure
> > > the connection is as good as it should be.
> >
> > > Computer is only two years old, it's been treated excellently and is
> > > in near mint condition, and the battery is indeed present. It's the
> > > original factory battery that never gave me more than about 30 minutes
> > > of power, so I've almost never used the battery. Everything was fine
> > > until today. Now, the "power meter" says the battery is "Not
> > > Present."
> >
> > > Thanks,
>
>