laptop battery not charging
 

i'm having trouble getting my laptop battery to recharge. i unplugged it and used it for 30 minutes or so the other day, and after plugging it back in i noticed that when i hovered my mouse over the batter/plug icon on the taskbar it said "44% available, not charging".

is there something i have to do in windows vista's settings to get my battery to charge? i've tried shutting down, hibernating, and putting it in sleep mode... still won't charge.

help?

Re: laptop battery not charging
 

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Re: laptop battery not charging
 

It's likely a hardware problem. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Is there more jiggle in the connection than there used to be? Any frayed ends on the cable?

edit: I assumed the battery actually isn't charging. Is the battery not charging, or is the readout not reading?

Re: laptop battery not charging
 

This problem is usually due to something wrong on the side of the connection where the cord goes it. Its pretty common on laptops, sucks, and is expensive to fix.