Hi, can anyone please tell me why my laptop, which uses Windows XP, will not allow me to work on it without the AC Adaptor? This has only started in the last few weeks, where the computer was only lasting about 20 minutes alone. Now however, it will not work at all. Does anyone know if I could just buy a new internal battery or what? Please help if you can! Thanks

Not sure which brand of PC you have but on some battery's there is a button
on them and if you press it, it will show a number of 5 lights or so. The
most lights you get the more powered the battery is. If your battery doesn't
light up it isn't getting any power to get charged. You can try buying a new
battery and that might be the problem, but it could also be something on the
PC that isn't allowing the battery to be charged. Its worth a shot to buy a
new battery because they do die sometimes. You could also check in the BIOS
in the power section with the PC plugged in and see if it says charging. On
Dells this option is available along with the button on the batterys.

Good luck

Thanks


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> Hi, can anyone please tell me why my laptop, which uses Windows XP, will
not allow me to work on it without the AC Adaptor? This has only started in
the last few weeks, where the computer was only lasting about 20 minutes
alone. Now however, it will not work at all. Does anyone know if I could
just buy a new internal battery or what? Please help if you can! Thanks

The batteries are more than likely nicad batteries. These type batteries can form memories. When I say that if you use your computer for about 20 minutes as stated and then recharge after a while that is as long as they will last. When you buy a new battery charge it for the amount of time stated and then run your computer on battery power until the battery is almost dead and then fully recharge it. In this way the battery will last for a longer user time plus the battery life itself will be better.