Acer Battery Problem

[Whelo]

(New to SevenForums so not sure where I should post this, so just went here lol)

I have an Acer Aspire Laptop, and since mid-June the battery has decided that it won't charge fully, 40-45% at most. I have left it charging overnight many times but that won't do anything.

I've heard that I need to run the battery down completely, then run on whatever 'juice' the laptop has left in it until that has completely emptied aswell. Then re-callobrate the battery (or something like that lol)

All help is appreciated.

Thanks

 

[speedgamer01]

This is the best section for this problem.

Did you install, or made any hardware changes is June?

As for the battery, your power adaptor might be damaged. If you have the possibility, meet someone who has the same model of laptop that you have and try the adaptor with his/her laptop and vice versa. I know this is nearly impossible, but this test would clearly determine wether the problem is software or hardware originated.

Best luck!
SG

 

[Whelo]

Thanks for the help. Well I don't know anyone with the same laptop as me and/or power adaptor. From what I recall, I didn't make any major changes at all to my laptop. And I've always used my laptop (with power adaptor in use) on my table, at no awkward angles so I don't see where the problem could've occured.

Help appreciated though mate, thanks.

 

[Imperfect1]

How old is the battery? It may be that it's just starting to fail.

Generally speaking, one is only supposed to let the battery run down to about 10% and then recharge, but you mentioned letting it run down all the way so that you could recallibrate it. Did you try that, and if so, what happened?

 

[Whelo]

The battery is came with the laptop and I got it at Christmas so it's not very old, less than 8 months old so I doubt it is starting to fail, because it started to happen when it was only 6 months old.

Also, I posted here to see if anyone knew how to recallibrate a battery? So if you do, let me know

Thanks

 

[speedgamer01]

Have you tested it, or do you feel that it has shorter usage time without recharge?

 

[Whelo]

I haven't tested anything yet. I'm waiting to see if anyine knows how to recallibrate a battery

 

[speedgamer01]

If the following tutorial doesn't work, well.. you can't do much besides changing the battery.
How to Recalibrate your Laptop/Notebook Battery

 

[Anak]

I am only searching in the dark because you failed to supply any numbers from that Aspire note/netbook:
Please fill them out:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html

Here is how to calibrate:
Acer Support - How do I recalibrate the battery on my notebook or netbook?

This is only for certain models:
Acer Support - My Aspire One AOA110 or AOA150 battery no longer recharges, what should I do?

 

[Whelo]

Thanks for the link man. The onlyn problem is that I can't find the 'Power Schemes' drop box or the 'Alarms' tab? I'm on power options and they're just not there :/

 

[Whelo]

Hey Anak.

I updated my info. I didn't update half of the Spaces ie. Screen Resolution, PSU, C ase etc. because I couldn't find the info. Hopefully it will help you.

 

[Anak]

Thanks for the link man. The onlyn problem is that I can't find the 'Power Schemes' drop box or the 'Alarms' tab? I'm on power options and they're just not there :/

Is this for sg01 or me?

I find it hard to believe that Acer does not have a model number:
How to find the Serial number of your Acer System

Scroll down to instructions for notebook, the model number would be what I boxed in red.

 

[Dick H]

(New to SevenForums so not sure where I should post this, so just went here lol)

I have an Acer Aspire Laptop, and since mid-June the battery has decided that it won't charge fully, 40-45% at most. I have left it charging overnight many times but that won't do anything.

I've heard that I need to run the battery down completely, then run on whatever 'juice' the laptop has left in it until that has completely emptied aswell. Then re-callobrate the battery (or something like that lol)

All help is appreciated.

Thanks

Instead of all the, "I think ...", "Maybe ...", etc. Why don't you call the manufacturer if it is still in warranty?

 

[t-4-2]

(New to SevenForums so not sure where I should post this, so just went here lol)

I have an Acer Aspire Laptop, and since mid-June the battery has decided that it won't charge fully, 40-45% at most. I have left it charging overnight many times but that won't do anything.

I've heard that I need to run the battery down completely, then run on whatever 'juice' the laptop has left in it until that has completely emptied aswell. Then re-callobrate the battery (or something like that lol)

All help is appreciated.

Thanks

I bought an Acer Aspire 7741Z laptop less than 3 months ago.
I am having a similar issue......
example : 95% available ( plugged in, not charging )
Looks familiar ?

First, here is general troubleshooting :
Make sure your adaptor is ok > shut down computer > remove battery > plug in adaptor without battery > turn on computer.
If the computer loads and you are in, then your adaptor is not the culprit.
( adding ; conversely, if the computer does not load with the adaptor plugged in, then it's faulty adaptor. Call Acer for a replacement adaptor.)

I did that and my adpator was proved to be ok.
I then put the battery back in > remove the adaptor > turned on the computer, and let the battery run down low ( no need to run it out ) > then plugged in the adaptor > turned on the computer > my battery started to charge, to 100%.
Right now mine is at 98% available ( plugged in, not charging ).


Anyway, I called up my computer manufacturer, and since my hardware is still under warranty, they just simply sent me another battery.

It is not much of a help to your issue.
Just offer my personal experience with that problem.

 

[boohbah]

Hi peter, try having a looksee through this massive thread, there is some good advice there.
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/18312-consider-replacing-your-battery.html

 

[ripbox]

This from experience is a Dead Battery..... plain and simple
This is because you have ran the LT from the mains while the battery is installed
Its a very common thing that even i am guilty of and the one thing Manufactures fail to inform us about
When running a LT from mains you "should" remove the battery when planning on using the LT
Basically by running the LT from the main while having the Battery Plugged in plain and simple over cooks the battery.... dependent on the Make & Model depends on what happens.... some see the battery life reduce to minuets rather than hours, others get false readings as in your case and is common with that model
If you plan on using it from the mains more than the battery then i would not recommend replacing the battery, though if you do use it more while on the move then you will need to buy a new battery
There is nothing on the market that i am aware of that can rescue the current battery state