Okay. So i'll make this simple. I have a Lenovo Ideapad with Win8; I ran the Lenovo Energy Managment program to reset my battery's gauge because it was sticking at 68% (mind you the program also reads my battery's health as being good). I left it to run, came back home--and found my laptop with a dead battery, despite having left the charger connected the whole time (I've checked the wall outlet, it's functional). So then I tried to turn my laptop on, and it wouldn't let me, instead flashing an orange light where the battery indicator was, BUT only when I pressed the power button--otherwise the laptop didn't show the regular charging light it does when plugged in. So I said to myself, crap, it's my battery. To check I removed the battery and tried to turn the computer on--and it didn't turn on...so I did that reset I've always read about on the internet-removing the adapter and holding the power button for 30 seconds. Replugged in the adapter but not the battery, and what do you know it turned on... So I said what the hell to myself and put the battery back in while it was turned on... and what do you know--the battery starts charging. It's currently at 60% and doing the whole "plugged in, not charging" bit. So... here's where the problem comes in... when I try to turn it on now.... it starts from the battery BUT it doesn't identify the adapter being plugged in--UNLESS I remove the battery and start the laptop without it (and then if I plug the battery in it continues recognizing the adapter being plugged in, and even charging the battery if it is not charged to it's "full" 60% potential).
So, any ideas on what the issue could be? The adaptor? The battery? The laptop itself? I'm lost at this point and I haven't found anything similar by googling around.
PS One thing googling did reveal was that in device manager I'm supposedly supposed to have 3 device listed under Battery? Well I only have two--Microsoft AC Adapter, and Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
Update: If I unplug the adaptor, it no longer recognizes it when I plug it back in. Also, it doesn't recognize it at all if the laptop is off (meaning the power source light doesn't turn on).
I also tried my roommate's adaptor--and if I push it in (meaning if I just plug it in, it doesn't work) it turns the power source light on even when the laptop is off.
So, any ideas on what the issue could be? The adaptor? The battery? The laptop itself? I'm lost at this point and I haven't found anything similar by googling around.
PS One thing googling did reveal was that in device manager I'm supposedly supposed to have 3 device listed under Battery? Well I only have two--Microsoft AC Adapter, and Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
Update: If I unplug the adaptor, it no longer recognizes it when I plug it back in. Also, it doesn't recognize it at all if the laptop is off (meaning the power source light doesn't turn on).
I also tried my roommate's adaptor--and if I push it in (meaning if I just plug it in, it doesn't work) it turns the power source light on even when the laptop is off.