Laptop computer batteries tend to live for about 3 years with routine use. After a few years, you might find that your notebook only runs for 20 or 30 minutes on a battery charge, When you can’t get through a full meeting without plugging in your laptop, it’s time to buy a replacement laptop battery. But if your notebook battery isn’t charging properly and you haven’t been using it for the better part of a presidential term of office, you should want to try a little troubleshooting tricks first to see if the problem doesn’t lie elsewhere.
What to do when your laptop battery won’t charge
Clean the battery contacts. Since you removed the battery anyway, make sure that the contacts on the battery and the laptop are clean. Replace the battery and try charging it again.
Try charging the laptop with the power off. Some laptops draw a lot of power — so much so that they can’t efficiently charge the battery and run demanding tasks at the same time. If the battery doesn’t seem to be getting fully charged, shut down the laptop entirely and see how it goes.
Try a deep charge. If the battery is in a bad state, you might be able to bring it back to life with a deep charge cycle. First, make sure it’s complete discharged by running the laptop with the Acer as10d31 notebook battery installed (and the AC adapter removed) until the laptop completely dies. Then charge the laptop overnight.
Make sure that the AC adapter is working. The problem might also lie in the power adapter. This one is easy to test: Remove the battery completely from the laptop and try running the laptop using the Toshiba PA3714E-1AC3 laptop AC adapter. If you can use the computer for a couple of hours without problems, the adapter is obviously okay.
