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Battery will not charge
Hi, I went on vacation for 2 weeks, and when I came back, I could not charge the battery for my NC10. The netbook works fine when plugged into the mains, but no matter how long I leave the battery to charge, as soon as I attempt to use it, I get the critical battery level message. Anyone else's battery just died like that?
Exactly the same happened to me recently. Had the NC10 for around 6 months then all of a sudden the battery would not work - which is a massive issue because the battery is one of the key benefits of the netbook. It isn't clear whether the NC10 can't use a charged battery, won't charge a battery, or whether there is a fault with the battery. Will be trying with a friend's laptop tomorow to try and isolate further - will post further info.
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That's interesting, I've had mine a similar length of time. When it worked, the battery life was excellent!
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I recently had a similar issue on my Thinkpad. The battery was working fine, then one day when I pulled the plug out of the wall, my screen went black instead of running off the battery as it usually does.
When I plugged it back in, I had to power back up. From that point on, the battery no longer would provide electricity nor would it take a charge.
The battery indicator in my task bar (running WinXP) even stated that the battery had some sort of irreparable damage and that it needed to be replaced when I hovered my mouse over it. I got a new battery and all is fine again so it would appear that they can just suddenly give up the ghost and die.
When I plugged it back in, I had to power back up. From that point on, the battery no longer would provide electricity nor would it take a charge.
The battery indicator in my task bar (running WinXP) even stated that the battery had some sort of irreparable damage and that it needed to be replaced when I hovered my mouse over it. I got a new battery and all is fine again so it would appear that they can just suddenly give up the ghost and die.
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Had a chance to try a friend's battery and can confirm the following:
- a battery from another machine charges
- a battery from another machine can power the laptop
Hot-swapped the battery and the laptop indicated a charge with my friends battery, but did not charge my battery.
Going to try the battery calibration described here www.samsung.com/us/support/popup/howToGuidePopup.d... but if that doesn't work will be testing how Samsung advise I resolve the issue.
- a battery from another machine charges
- a battery from another machine can power the laptop
Hot-swapped the battery and the laptop indicated a charge with my friends battery, but did not charge my battery.
Going to try the battery calibration described here www.samsung.com/us/support/popup/howToGuidePopup.d... but if that doesn't work will be testing how Samsung advise I resolve the issue.
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Unfortunately Li-Ion batteries can suddenly fail like that.
The performance of the battery in my NC10 has been slowly decreasing. I've had it for about 9 months and the performance is about 80% of what it was brand new. I have been really taking care of the battery too! I've done several of the battery calibration option that is in the BIOS. I never leave the computer on the charger either.
But, I have had many laptops and the batteries have always either failed or seriously degraded within the first year. IMHO this is a huge issue that is never addressed in notebook reviews. Replacement batteries are not cheap!
The performance of the battery in my NC10 has been slowly decreasing. I've had it for about 9 months and the performance is about 80% of what it was brand new. I have been really taking care of the battery too! I've done several of the battery calibration option that is in the BIOS. I never leave the computer on the charger either.
But, I have had many laptops and the batteries have always either failed or seriously degraded within the first year. IMHO this is a huge issue that is never addressed in notebook reviews. Replacement batteries are not cheap!
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