Comments on: What To Do If Your Laptop Or Tablet Battery Won’t Charge

By: callum mitchell

callum mitchell — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:56:24 +0000

i have i Android iPad and it won’t turn on bet it was working 2 weeks ago what should i do can someone help me please!! :(

By: collette mahoney

collette mahoney — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:03:31 +0000

Installed new battery in lap top (Dell)
It never charges more than 10%. Unable to use it unplugged.
Would the problem be the addaptor, and how would I know?

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:42:14 +0000

TD, I believe an answer would be based very much on speculation. However, if you are still looking for suggestions, please post your question on MakeUseOf Answers. Thank you!

By: TD

TD — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:30:59 +0000

Hi, I recently purchased a replacement charger. And since them when my computer is powered on this battery indicator will say charging status not available. Also when looking at the old charger versus the new charger the Part No is different. Could that be a reason why I’m not able to tell the battery status, the computer shuts off at randoms times, and the computer is getting hot?

By: Knut Flottorp

Knut Flottorp — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:00:47 +0000

Your point is correct, and it is a simple way to test most batteries.
Matt: Sometimes you can freeze the battery and remove traces of previous abuse. So, place it at the bottom of the freezer, and charge it while cold. Sometimes wasted batteries then charge, and keep on charging until max capacity – overnight. (Semi-conductors like Iodine cause the swelling, it sublimates, freeze to around -32C and the gas turns solid.)

By: David fit

David fit — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:02:53 +0000

i had a problem with my laptop hp compaq when i do plugged in the battery it will indicate charging But it won’t increase the battery mater till the computer will shutdown and i try to put the battery to another pc and is working correctly and put another battery to my pc still giving me the same problem what happen to my pc

By: Nidhi Jose

Nidhi Jose — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:08:26 +0000

i have an HCL ME tablet and for a few days its not working when i charge i witt my adapter it works but it does not turn on can you tell any steps to make it on

By: bala

bala — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:47:51 +0000

My dell laptop battery suddenly stopped charging , but it maintains a stable power of 80% when connected to the charger . what is the problem? Can I continue using it this way?
It shows remaining time as 3655:54 hours as opposed to 3 hours when I remove the charger of the laptop.

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:53:31 +0000

Tia, For some thorough help with troubleshooting this issue, I recommend asking this question over at MakeUseOf Answers.

By: Tia

Tia — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:03:35 +0000

I have a Dell XPS M1530. I bought it about 4-5 years ago and only replaced the hard drive once and the monitor once. It’s been really good.

However, just the other day I was unable to turn it on. The power cord was charging it the day before so I know it had been charged (also the power light on the power cord and the laptop lights up when it’s plugged in). I did the whole unplug cord and battery for 30 sec. to 2 minutes, then turn it on again. I even hooked it up to an external monitor to see if it was the monitor, but nothing showed up, so I’m assuming it is the power supply.

What do you think it is? Is it dead finally?

By: Akingbade femi

Akingbade femi — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:44:03 +0000

When i connect my charger to my dell it will spark at the connector in the system still can’t power the system what can be source of the problem . From Nigeria

By: Alex Olariu

Alex Olariu — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:40:36 +0000

keep the good articles coming

By: elani

elani — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:25:15 +0000

hey my andriod tablet wont chaarge for bast 5 hours

By: tablet pc

tablet pc — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 02:12:02 +0000

Under normal circumstances, all the batteries down

By: Matt Smith

Matt Smith — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:49:13 +0000

I’ve heard of the freezer trick for everything for CPUs to hard drives to batteries.

As far as I’m aware there’s no science behind putting a Li-Ion battery in a freezer. It shouldn’t have any impact. If you tried to operate the battery while it was cold there would be an impact on its output. There’s also a decent argument that placing Li-Ion in a cold environment for storage is a good idea because they degrade from heat, but that’s not going to bring an already dead battery back.

I’m sure some people have had their batteries come back to life after sticking it in a freezer, but that battery might just as easily resumed operation if they’d done nothing to it at all.

Maybe send a letter to MythBusters about it.