sudden loss of battery power, connection lost, lose all power as soon as ac power unplugged, doesn't recognize battery anymore
I have a Sony VAIO & have been using the larger battery (extended life) since I purchased it bout 3 years ago. I was always able to automatically switch from AC power to battery power by simply unplugging, or plugging computer into ac out let. And, I was always able to see the battery icon on left bottom of screen (taskbar) & it would show % battery left. Now, suddenly, as soon as the power cord is unlugged the laptop shuts totally off, no reserve power at all & I cant find the battery info. anywhere on the computer. Icon no longer appears in lower left corner & when I go into power settings, the "Battery 1" icon is greyed out, so it looks like computer is not finding any battery. This happened so suddenly. Could the battery have just basically lost all power & become non-existent to the computer, or is it a computer problem, not recognizing battery. Not sure if this is some setting I can fix somewhere, or if i need to have a computer repair person fix the actual computer. PLEASE HELP, I am desperate to fix this, as a laptop does not really serve its intended purpose if it has to be plugged in to hard power all the time! TX in advance for an help, suggestions.1 person needs an answerI do too
November 15th, 2010 10:16am

you should simply have a spare battery on hand, that is if the laptop has a serious purpose for you and it is vital to be portable.my suggestion is to go buy another battery, charge it up and use it as a backup power supply.if the new battery, is functional then clearly your old battery is faulty and can no longer hold a charge.in which case you might contact the vendor or maker for replacement, that is if it is still under warranty.however, if the new battery is not performing as well, then you might look into issues with the ac adaptor db`...>-)))> `...>-)))> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces- @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >
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November 15th, 2010 11:50am

Thanks so much. I do have the original smaller capacity battery that came with the computer, as an extra battery. So, I will try switching the current battery out with the spare & see if it works. If not, then I guess I'll have to look further into the computer/ac adaptor itself. But hopefully the spare will work, as I don't need another computer repair bill! Prob time to start looking at new computers anyway, as these things get outdated so fast nowadays. If u cant fix things yourself, it ends up being cheaper to buy new rather than having to keep paying people to fix things! But, the battery swap I can handle myself! So hope that's it. Thanks again for your help!
November 15th, 2010 7:40pm

yeah, most things made are cheaper to replace than to fix. but if the laptop seems to be running ok otherwise, it might simply be easier to see if there is a recall on the faulty battery or if it is still under warranty. also, sometimes you can add a little more memory to the old system and see some improvement with performanceon the other hand, replacing the laptop can be problematic because the old machine has all the programs installed on it, registered product keys and has accumulated years of personal files. and sometimes old costly programs will not function on newer versions of windows. so the hassle would be to bring the new machine up and running to the standards you have come to accept.db`...>-)))> `...>-)))> share the nirvana mann
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November 16th, 2010 11:59am

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