Presario 700 Battery Charging Problem

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"Bob Simon" <bsimon@xtnex.net> wrote in message
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>I recently bought a new battery and followed the recommended procedure
> of fully charging and discharging it several times. It worked great
> for a month but now I sometimes have difficulty getting it to
> completely charge up. (Other times it'll charge all the way to 100%.)
>
> When I open Power Meter from the taskbar, I can see that I'm on AC
> Power and the amount of the battery charge. I unplug the charger and
> Power Meter shows that I'm now on batteries. Then if I plug it in
> again, it says "Charging" and the total battery power remaining will
> go up one or two percent. Then the word charging will dissapear and
> the battery will remain at whatever % charge it's at.
>
> Does this indicate a defective battery or something defective in my
> computer?
>
> --
> Bob Simon
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Common problem with Presario, send it back for repair.

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On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 13:52:48 GMT, "foolinyu" <foo@BayArea.none> wrote:

>
>"Bob Simon" <bsimon@xtnex.net> wrote in message
>news:atsdm05adh71r48saprro9a430h6qnuga1@4ax.com...
>>I recently bought a new battery and followed the recommended procedure
>> of fully charging and discharging it several times. It worked great
>> for a month but now I sometimes have difficulty getting it to
>> completely charge up. (Other times it'll charge all the way to 100%.)
>>
>> When I open Power Meter from the taskbar, I can see that I'm on AC
>> Power and the amount of the battery charge. I unplug the charger and
>> Power Meter shows that I'm now on batteries. Then if I plug it in
>> again, it says "Charging" and the total battery power remaining will
>> go up one or two percent. Then the word charging will dissapear and
>> the battery will remain at whatever % charge it's at.
>>
>> Does this indicate a defective battery or something defective in my
>> computer?
>>
>> --
>> Bob Simon
>> remove both "x"s from domain for private replies
>
>Common problem with Presario, send it back for repair.
>
The notebook is out of warranty. But since the battery is new, I
thought if THAT was the problem, I could send IT back for replacement.

This common problem you mentioned, is it the external power supply or
something inside the notebook?

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Bob Simon
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Its most likely the converter board.. I repair a ton of 700's and they
all have problems. We have the part if you need it! (They are
cheap)..easy to change also.. www.ikenfixit.com