"Plugged In, Not Charging"

[allison_wonderland]

I just got my laptop a few weeks ago...maybe a month, and up until now it's
been working perfectly. But lately, in the battery icon, it says "12%
Available, plugged in, not charging".

I've been searching for days for a way to get it to charge. Changing power
plans and such...But nothing seems to work.

Other pre-answered questions say that it could be because the battery is
old...but it's only about a month old, so I'm assuming that's not it.

If anyone could help me, that'd be great.

 

[Ed H]

Hey:

This happened on my Gateway notebook, I called tech support, they said it
was a defective battery and replaced it promptly. I have found however, that
if I shut down the computer, REMOVE the battery for 5 minutes and then
install it, that seems to fix the problem.
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Windows Vista Home Premium 64-BIT SP1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz
4.00 GB RAM
300 GB HDD

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Contact the manufacturer, there is an issue with either the battery or the
charging system and it needs to be repaired under warranty.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[Sinner]

Do you suppose that they take their car to the nearest parking lot, for
service, when it malfunctions?

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Do you suppose that they take their car to the nearest parking lot, for
service, when it malfunctions?

Damn. I was wondering why my car is still messed up!

 

[Jesse]

Ladies and Gentlemen I have the answer,
In order to correct problems with the battery's power management software,
follow the steps below.
Click Start and type device in the search field, then select Device Manager .
Expand the Batteries category.
Under the Batteries category, right-click the Microsoft ACPI Compliant
Control Method Battery listing, and select Uninstall .
WARNING: Do not remove the Microsoft AC Adapter driver or any other ACPI
compliant driver.
On the Device Manager taskbar, click Scan for hardware changes .
Alternately, select Action > Scan for hardware changes .
Windows will scan your computer for hardware that doesn't have drivers
installed, and will install the drivers needed to manage your battery's
power. The notebook should now indicate that the battery is charging.

This is a fix that I have used a number of times. It seems to be a glitch
in vista of some sort. I have a contact at microsoft and I will speak to
them about this.
Good luck to you all,
Jesse

 

[Bill]

I have tried all possible solutions including unistalling and reinstalling
the ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery. My computer is now out of
warranty and this is disappointing if the problem is Vista. Any more
suggestions or a true fix would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Jesse]

Hey,
It seems that fix did not work this time for me as well. One of the things
I tried was booting into an xp partition I also have on my hard drive. As
soon as it loaded xp it started charging. So I dont know if it is a vista
problem or a hardware problem. Give it a shot if you can and let me know,
Jesse

 

[Bill]

I don't have a xp partition on my computer. I could reinstall Vista again
but I would rather not. Takes awhile, but if that is the last option there
is before replacing hardware I will.

 

[Jesse]

It seems it is only an issue software side. Try reinstalling vista. Good
luck to ya,
Jesse