Laptop will not work off battery.

[Guest]

Hello,

I am working with a friend on resolving an issue. They have a IBM X20 laptop and if it is not plugged in it will not work. It does not work off the battery.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Sounds like battery died.

 

[shovenose]

sounds like the battery can no longer hold a charge due to aging. basically, i agree with the above poster

 

[jedimasterben]

The specs say that laptop sports a 600MHz Pentium III, a 20GB hard drive, and Windows 2000, so I'd say it had a pretty good run if that battery is just now dying!!

 

[shovenose]

yep i agree

 

[das_stig]

Time for it to retire.

 

[gtmethod3]

I once had a battery completely die on me when the laptop itself was less than a year old. Something went wrong with the circus inside the battery. Replaced the battery and all was well.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Well, as you can see from the other posts, a rechargeable battery does not last forever. It will eventually die. In addition, a bettery can stop working from too much overcharging too.

 

[shovenose]

Well, as you can see from the other posts, a rechargeable battery does not last forever. It will eventually die. In addition, a bettery can stop working from too much overcharging too.

why would a laptop overcharge itself? dont they have like extremely advanced charging systems?

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I do not know the technical reason. I read it in the battery charging section of an owners' manual. There was no explanation why the battery would deteriorate.