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My laptop seems to be charging, but it doesn't!

by Alexandra N Jun 26, 2009 5:08PM PDT

My laptop works with the AC adapter plugged in, and if I unplug it, it works on battery. The problem is that after I plug it back it, it won't charge the battery. And now the battery is at 60% since yesterday. I left it to charge all night but it's still 60%. It doesn't charge, even if the laptop is turned off.
The led that shows it's charging blinks as if it were charging.
When I unplug the AC adapter, in the tray it appears an icon indicating the level of charging of the battery. When I plug it back in, the small tray icon disappears and leaves instead another tray icon, Green Charger, which is set on charging at 100%.
Anyway, it doesn't charge. Please help!

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If the battery is over 18 months old.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jun 26, 2009 10:42PM PDT

Try another battery from the laptop's maker.

Your post is too light on details but the symptom is consistent with an old battery.
Bob

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There may be
by deniceels Jun 27, 2009 6:23AM PDT

a possibility if your laptop is new, you might have set the charging to only charge up to 60% or there and about. This is as my friend does that to his sony laptop to set to charge up to only 80% then cuts off all charging, despite the battery inserted.

But any more details on your laptop and it's age would be of much help.

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It's only 4 months old.
by Alexandra N Jun 27, 2009 5:47PM PDT

It's only 4 months old, it's a Celem. I'm running on Windows XP.

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?
by 1shado1 Jun 27, 2009 6:53PM PDT

"Celem"?

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Re: Celem
by Kees Bakker Jun 27, 2009 7:28PM PDT

I found www.celem.be doing "Assemblage de Notebooks, de PC et de Serveurs

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I'll do that
by Alexandra N Jun 27, 2009 9:46PM PDT

Well, I just got it back from them 2 days ago. I thought there might be something I could do, but I'll just have to pay them a visit again.
Thanks for replying, guys!

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