Consider Replacing your battery

[Kathy]

HP Laptop
Pavilion dv5

i did opened a Administrator command prompt and typed
powercfg -energy -output c:\energy-report.html
and i got:

Energy efficiency problems were found

8 Erros
13 Warnings
19 Informational

and i attached the report file..
please help me! :S

 

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

My laptop is only 5 weeks old and i have:
10 Errors
8 Warnings
13 Informationals

Im not sure why, but if my laptop is new, and it has that many errors/warnings then im guessing yours is fine also.

 

[Kathy]

My laptop is only 5 weeks old and i have:
10 Errors
8 Warnings
13 Informationals

Im not sure why, but if my laptop is new, and it has that many errors/warnings then im guessing yours is fine also.

loool ... thanks for ur personal support

 

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

My laptop is only 5 weeks old and i have:
10 Errors
8 Warnings
13 Informationals

Im not sure why, but if my laptop is new, and it has that many errors/warnings then im guessing yours is fine also.

loool ... thanks for ur personal support

No problem.

 

[karlsnooks]

HP Laptop
Pavilion dv5

All is fairly well normal.

This program must have been written by a wet-behind-the-ears junior programmer with his Computer Science degree and absolutely zero real-word experience.

The report is a joke in my opinion and a good example of bad programming.

Now with that out of the way.

The one thing that worries me is the battery report.

do me a favor plug you computer in but turned off. The HP should indicate that power is on and that the battery is charging or fully charged. Ignore that green led and leave the computer plugged in as many hours as possible.

Still the battery reading may be dismal. Batteries have a fixed life-time, even sitting on a shelf. No telling how old that battery is.

Interesting would be plugging in a "new" battery and seeing what is reported.

 

[JDobbsy1987]

Me personally wouldn't worry if the battery was holding charge, if not then i would consider getting a new battery in the near future .

 

[Kathy]

HP Laptop
Pavilion dv5

All is fairly well normal.

This program must have been written by a wet-behind-the-ears junior programmer with his Computer Science degree and absolutely zero real-word experience.

The report is a joke in my opinion and a good example of bad programming.

Now with that out of the way.

The one thing that worries me is the battery report.

do me a favor plug you computer in but turned off. The HP should indicate that power is on and that the battery is charging or fully charged. Ignore that green led and leave the computer plugged in as many hours as possible.

Still the battery reading may be dismal. Batteries have a fixed life-time, even sitting on a shelf. No telling how old that battery is.

Interesting would be plugging in a "new" battery and seeing what is reported.

I got a real problem with the battery...
sometimes when i leave the battery 100% charged.. and turn off the computer...
in the next day, when i need to turn it on ... it can;t be turned on ..

then, i take the battery off... and put it on ..many times... (plugged in)
when i see the light on ... i say ..THANKS GOD! .


and .. simetimes..
i leave the computer turned off + plugged in .. 14 hours ..
when i wake up .. i can't turn it on :S ...

i don't know what to do with the battery...

 

[karlsnooks]

Bad news. Solution: Replace battery. Buy via ebay or newegg and not via HP.

 

[JDobbsy1987]

It may be worth checking the contacts where the battery connects, make sure they are not dirty or bent, I'm saying this as you have mentioned you need to remove and replace the battery many times and then it works, maybe its a connection issue which would also result in the laptop not charging sometimes?

Although i think Karlsnooks is probably the more likely option

Regards,
JDobbsy1987

 

[Kathy]

Bad news. Solution: Replace battery. Buy via ebay or newegg and not via HP.

Okay... :S .. Thanks anyway.. I appreciate your help

 

[Kathy]

It may be worth checking the contacts where the battery connects, make sure they are not dirty or bent, I'm saying this as you have mentioned you need to remove and replace the battery many times and then it works, maybe its a connection issue which would also result in the laptop not charging sometimes?

Although i think Karlsnooks is probably the more likely option

Regards,
JDobbsy1987

Thanks, I'll check it too !

 

[FerchogtX]

HP Laptop
Pavilion dv5

All is fairly well normal.

This program must have been written by a wet-behind-the-ears junior programmer with his Computer Science degree and absolutely zero real-word experience.

The report is a joke in my opinion and a good example of bad programming.

Now with that out of the way.

The one thing that worries me is the battery report.

do me a favor plug you computer in but turned off. The HP should indicate that power is on and that the battery is charging or fully charged. Ignore that green led and leave the computer plugged in as many hours as possible.

Still the battery reading may be dismal. Batteries have a fixed life-time, even sitting on a shelf. No telling how old that battery is.

Interesting would be plugging in a "new" battery and seeing what is reported.

I got a real problem with the battery...
sometimes when i leave the battery 100% charged.. and turn off the computer...
in the next day, when i need to turn it on ... it can;t be turned on ..

then, i take the battery off... and put it on ..many times... (plugged in)
when i see the light on ... i say ..THANKS GOD! .


and .. simetimes..
i leave the computer turned off + plugged in .. 14 hours ..
when i wake up .. i can't turn it on :S ...

i don't know what to do with the battery...

I guess is the amount of hours you leave the PC plugged with the battery... normally, if it is a 6 cell battery, it takes from 3 to 4 hours to fully re-charge... after that, if the battery continues receiving power, it can be neglected, but in my experience, that degrades the battery capacity.

My suggestion: replace your battery with a new one, and try to use your laptop without your battery anytime you can (for example, if you find any plug to work), keep your new battery stored with 50% of its capacity, that will keep your battery from degrading everytime you use it and charge it (just in case you use the battery very seldom...). Never expend more than the required time to fully recharge your battery, that can degrade it's capacity of energy storage. I should add that removing your battery and using AC power (plug) instead, among saving your battery from degrade, will make your laptop less hotter, so your internal components will suffer less the impact instead of using the battery with the AC power, just use your battery if you don't find any power source to plug your machine.

See ya!!

 

[Kathy]

All is fairly well normal.

This program must have been written by a wet-behind-the-ears junior programmer with his Computer Science degree and absolutely zero real-word experience.

The report is a joke in my opinion and a good example of bad programming.

Now with that out of the way.

The one thing that worries me is the battery report.

do me a favor plug you computer in but turned off. The HP should indicate that power is on and that the battery is charging or fully charged. Ignore that green led and leave the computer plugged in as many hours as possible.

Still the battery reading may be dismal. Batteries have a fixed life-time, even sitting on a shelf. No telling how old that battery is.

Interesting would be plugging in a "new" battery and seeing what is reported.

I got a real problem with the battery...
sometimes when i leave the battery 100% charged.. and turn off the computer...
in the next day, when i need to turn it on ... it can;t be turned on ..

then, i take the battery off... and put it on ..many times... (plugged in)
when i see the light on ... i say ..THANKS GOD! .


and .. simetimes..
i leave the computer turned off + plugged in .. 14 hours ..
when i wake up .. i can't turn it on :S ...

i don't know what to do with the battery...

I guess is the amount of hours you leave the PC plugged with the battery... normally, if it is a 6 cell battery, it takes from 3 to 4 hours to fully re-charge... after that, if the battery continues receiving power, it can be neglected, but in my experience, that degrades the battery capacity.

My suggestion: replace your battery with a new one, and try to use your laptop without your battery anytime you can (for example, if you find any plug to work), keep your new battery stored with 50% of its capacity, that will keep your battery from degrading everytime you use it and charge it. Never expend more than the required time to fully recharge your battery, that can degrade it's capacity of energy storage. I should add that removing your battery and using AC power (plug) instead, among saving your battery from degrade, will make your laptop less hotter, so your internal components will suffer less the impact instead of using the battery with the AC power, just use your battery if you don't find any power source to plug your machine.

See ya!!

Thank youuuuuuuu !! See you

 

[FerchogtX]

Thank youuuuuuuu !! See you

XD NP... I'm glad I could be of help

 

[karlsnooks]

For your general edification,
I leave my laptop plugged in 24/7 with the battery in except for those times where no power is available.

I've never had a batter die but I have had laptops become dinosaurs.

As a side remark: I'm a retired electrical engineer who several times had to select batteries to be used in equipment which would be on assembly lines.

There are many factors that influence battery life. I will not enumerate those here nor become involved in a wordy, technical discussion.

Simply put: use the laptop, don't worry about battery life, if the battery goes south, then replace the battery.

 

[pacinitaly]

HP Laptop
Pavilion dv5

i did opened a Administrator command prompt and typed
powercfg -energy -output c:\energy-report.html
and i got:

Energy efficiency problems were found

8 Erros
13 Warnings
19 Informational

and i attached the report file..
please help me! :S

CMD does not work for me

 

[Kathy]

For your general edification,
I leave my laptop plugged in 24/7 with the battery in except for those times where no power is available.

I've never had a batter die but I have had laptops become dinosaurs.

As a side remark: I'm a retired electrical engineer who several times had to select batteries to be used in equipment which would be on assembly lines.

There are many factors that influence battery life. I will not enumerate those here nor become involved in a wordy, technical discussion.

Simply put: use the laptop, don't worry about battery life, if the battery goes south, then replace the battery.

Well, you're right.. .thanks

 

[pacinitaly]

HP Laptop
Pavilion dv5

i did opened a Administrator command prompt and typed
powercfg -energy -output c:\energy-report.html
and i got:

Energy efficiency problems were found

8 Erros
13 Warnings
19 Informational

and i attached the report file..
please help me! :S

CMD does not work for me

how do I load the .dll needed to run the diagnostic?

 

[Kathy]

It's easy dude..

Click Start
Type CMD
Right-click on it, Run as Administrator
type there powercfg -energy -output c:\energy-report.html
And wait for the results

 

[pacinitaly]

sorry, it won't work