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laptop not charging beyond 80 percent.

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sanoob.tv
sanoob.tv Original post #1
Mar 30, 2011 at 7:51 PM
i have an acer emachine laptop,i3,320 gb,3 gb ram.
the problem is the laptop is not charging beyond 80 percent.
is it battery problem or battery driver problem.the laptop is about 6 months old.
thetechfreak
Mar 30, 2011 at 8:33 PM
Try switching off laptop then charge


Maybe ACER has disabled it charging to protect battery overcharge.


A screenshot please.
doomgiver
Mar 30, 2011 at 8:38 PM
is there any way to do that in a hp laptop???
i frequently leave mine plugged in. it'd help a lot
thetechfreak
Mar 30, 2011 at 8:41 PM
is there any way to do that in a hp laptop???
i frequently leave mine plugged in. it'd help a lot


Check this page-

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coderunknown
Mar 30, 2011 at 9:57 PM
@OP, how much less backup are you getting with that 80% charging compared to when battery was charged to 100%. i am asking it cause maybe you are getting full backup even with 80% battery status. BTW this battery problem is common in budget Acer laptops.
asingh
asingh #6
Mar 30, 2011 at 9:59 PM
If the battery never reaches a 100% charge, please RMA the unit.
sanoob.tv
Mar 30, 2011 at 10:05 PM
the battery backup is reducing day by day.
last week it charged up to 93 percnt,then it decrsd day by day n nw it only charges to 80 percent.
even though i plugged it in to ac (power on or off),its not chargin above 80,tops 83 percent.
i left the lap to charge yestrday whole nit,about 5 hours.by shuting down the laptop.bt still no change,
thetechfreak
Mar 30, 2011 at 11:51 PM
Take it to service centre.

Do you recharge with inverter?
sanoob.tv
Mar 31, 2011 at 1:49 AM
no inverter,
the lap was bought from uae,it have service only there
NucleusKore
Mar 31, 2011 at 4:31 AM
Looks like a broken battery. Only solution is a replacement.
thetechfreak
Mar 31, 2011 at 5:26 AM
Please check backup time properly.
It's either this
BTW this battery problem is
common in budget Acer laptops.
or
Looks like a broken battery. Only
solution is a replacement