I have a laptop and usually runs on battery with ac power as a backup and to
charge the battery. for the past 2 days my battery is showing 75-100% power
but i cannot either switch my pc on or alternatively, if on, when the ac
power is removed the computer immediately shuts down. I have looked at the
power supply icon but i don't know which one is to turn it back to battery
power, please help.

Usually a Laptop switches automatically to battery when AC disconnected.
What make/model of Laptop?
Allthough perhaps, assuming win boots when on AC, youve amended your WinXp
Power Settings in some way to only use AC

"sam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news130763E-8A00-4C98-9E14-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a laptop and usually runs on battery with ac power as a backup and
to
> charge the battery. for the past 2 days my battery is showing 75-100%
power
> but i cannot either switch my pc on or alternatively, if on, when the ac
> power is removed the computer immediately shuts down. I have looked at the
> power supply icon but i don't know which one is to turn it back to battery
> power, please help.

sounds like a bad battery because when you remove the ac, the system shuts
down instead of running on the battery.... if you remove the battery, you
would see the same results if you pulled the ac plug....


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"sam" wrote:

> I have a laptop and usually runs on battery with ac power as a backup and to
> charge the battery. for the past 2 days my battery is showing 75-100% power
> but i cannot either switch my pc on or alternatively, if on, when the ac
> power is removed the computer immediately shuts down. I have looked at the
> power supply icon but i don't know which one is to turn it back to battery
> power, please help.

i think i must have amended my power settings, i'm not sure how to check or
to reset, can anyone help?

"DL" wrote:

> Usually a Laptop switches automatically to battery when AC disconnected.
> What make/model of Laptop?
> Allthough perhaps, assuming win boots when on AC, youve amended your WinXp
> Power Settings in some way to only use AC
>
> "sam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news130763E-8A00-4C98-9E14-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have a laptop and usually runs on battery with ac power as a backup and
> to
> > charge the battery. for the past 2 days my battery is showing 75-100%
> power
> > but i cannot either switch my pc on or alternatively, if on, when the ac
> > power is removed the computer immediately shuts down. I have looked at the
> > power supply icon but i don't know which one is to turn it back to battery
> > power, please help.
>
>
>

acer 1360

"DL" wrote:

> Usually a Laptop switches automatically to battery when AC disconnected.
> What make/model of Laptop?
> Allthough perhaps, assuming win boots when on AC, youve amended your WinXp
> Power Settings in some way to only use AC
>
> "sam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news130763E-8A00-4C98-9E14-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have a laptop and usually runs on battery with ac power as a backup and
> to
> > charge the battery. for the past 2 days my battery is showing 75-100%
> power
> > but i cannot either switch my pc on or alternatively, if on, when the ac
> > power is removed the computer immediately shuts down. I have looked at the
> > power supply icon but i don't know which one is to turn it back to battery
> > power, please help.
>
>
>

Control Panel > Power Options

"sam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:119B8193-ABDC-4515-905C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> i think i must have amended my power settings, i'm not sure how to check
or
> to reset, can anyone help?
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
> > Usually a Laptop switches automatically to battery when AC disconnected.
> > What make/model of Laptop?
> > Allthough perhaps, assuming win boots when on AC, youve amended your
WinXp
> > Power Settings in some way to only use AC
> >
> > "sam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news130763E-8A00-4C98-9E14-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I have a laptop and usually runs on battery with ac power as a backup
and
> > to
> > > charge the battery. for the past 2 days my battery is showing 75-100%
> > power
> > > but i cannot either switch my pc on or alternatively, if on, when the
ac
> > > power is removed the computer immediately shuts down. I have looked at
the
> > > power supply icon but i don't know which one is to turn it back to
battery
> > > power, please help.
> >
> >
> >

i can get that far but not sure which was is for battery power with ac power
as backup, i have tried them and then unplugged but it switches off, do you
know what to do step by step

"DL" wrote:

> Control Panel > Power Options
>
> "sam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:119B8193-ABDC-4515-905C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > i think i must have amended my power settings, i'm not sure how to check
> or
> > to reset, can anyone help?
> >
> > "DL" wrote:
> >
> > > Usually a Laptop switches automatically to battery when AC disconnected.
> > > What make/model of Laptop?
> > > Allthough perhaps, assuming win boots when on AC, youve amended your
> WinXp
> > > Power Settings in some way to only use AC
> > >
> > > "sam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news130763E-8A00-4C98-9E14-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > I have a laptop and usually runs on battery with ac power as a backup
> and
> > > to
> > > > charge the battery. for the past 2 days my battery is showing 75-100%
> > > power
> > > > but i cannot either switch my pc on or alternatively, if on, when the
> ac
> > > > power is removed the computer immediately shuts down. I have looked at
> the
> > > > power supply icon but i don't know which one is to turn it back to
> battery
> > > > power, please help.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>