My laptop will not charge whilst in use - rather it discharges the
batteries, which must then be recharged with the machine shiutdown!

In Device Manager I've disabled, uninstalled & (XP then automatically
re-instals & enables) the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method
Battery.
But still this annoyance persists.

Any thoughts anyone?

Forever hopeful ................... NW in NZ

"Nho Whei" <NoWEi********.com> wrote in message
news:mmfpo2lfankh0tn18s4i4ekq1k6h2kccko@4ax.com
> My laptop will not charge whilst in use - rather it discharges the
> batteries, which must then be recharged with the machine shiutdown!
>
> In Device Manager I've disabled, uninstalled & (XP then automatically
> re-instals & enables) the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method
> Battery.
> But still this annoyance persists.
>
> Any thoughts anyone?
>
> Forever hopeful ................... NW in NZ

Will the laptop run on AC without the battery?

--
Bill

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:31:27 -0600, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:

>"Nho Whei" <NoWEi********.com> wrote in message
>news:mmfpo2lfankh0tn18s4i4ekq1k6h2kccko@4ax.com
>> My laptop will not charge whilst in use - rather it discharges the
>> batteries, which must then be recharged with the machine shiutdown!
>>
>> In Device Manager I've disabled, uninstalled & (XP then automatically
>> re-instals & enables) the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method
>> Battery.
>> But still this annoyance persists.
>>
>> Any thoughts anyone?
>>
>> Forever hopeful ................... NW in NZ
>
>Will the laptop run on AC without the battery?
Not reliably. Curiously, the power light (with no battery installed)
does not seem to hold on as easily as it (this same power light) does
when a battery is installed. I've noticed that the second battery - in
the dvd dock - seems to be ignored at times. Sometimes shown as not
installed. Sometimes ignored also for chargin. I suppose I'm just
about convinced that it's a problem with the connections at the power
socket......

Hrrummfff

Cheers though!

Every laptop that I have ever seen (and I service laptops) will run just
fine without a battery installed.


Nho Whei wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:31:27 -0600, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> "Nho Whei" <NoWEi********.com> wrote in message
>> news:mmfpo2lfankh0tn18s4i4ekq1k6h2kccko@4ax.com
>>> My laptop will not charge whilst in use - rather it discharges the
>>> batteries, which must then be recharged with the machine shiutdown!
>>>
>>> In Device Manager I've disabled, uninstalled & (XP then automatically
>>> re-instals & enables) the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method
>>> Battery.
>>> But still this annoyance persists.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts anyone?
>>>
>>> Forever hopeful ................... NW in NZ
>> Will the laptop run on AC without the battery?
> Not reliably. Curiously, the power light (with no battery installed)
> does not seem to hold on as easily as it (this same power light) does
> when a battery is installed. I've noticed that the second battery - in
> the dvd dock - seems to be ignored at times. Sometimes shown as not
> installed. Sometimes ignored also for chargin. I suppose I'm just
> about convinced that it's a problem with the connections at the power
> socket......
>
> Hrrummfff
>
> Cheers though!

Hi Nho Whei,
W/o looking @ your laptop, sounds like your DC jack may need to be replaced
or re-soldered or your AC adapter has gone bad.
Caesar

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:458ea398$0$8944$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Every laptop that I have ever seen (and I service laptops) will run just
> fine without a battery installed.
>
>
> Nho Whei wrote:
>> On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:31:27 -0600, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>>
>>> "Nho Whei" <NoWEi********.com> wrote in message
>>> news:mmfpo2lfankh0tn18s4i4ekq1k6h2kccko@4ax.com
>>>> My laptop will not charge whilst in use - rather it discharges the
>>>> batteries, which must then be recharged with the machine shiutdown!
>>>>
>>>> In Device Manager I've disabled, uninstalled & (XP then automatically
>>>> re-instals & enables) the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method
>>>> Battery.
>>>> But still this annoyance persists.
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts anyone?
>>>>
>>>> Forever hopeful ................... NW in NZ
>>> Will the laptop run on AC without the battery?
>> Not reliably. Curiously, the power light (with no battery installed)
>> does not seem to hold on as easily as it (this same power light) does
>> when a battery is installed. I've noticed that the second battery - in
>> the dvd dock - seems to be ignored at times. Sometimes shown as not
>> installed. Sometimes ignored also for chargin. I suppose I'm just
>> about convinced that it's a problem with the connections at the power
>> socket......
>>
>> Hrrummfff
>>
>> Cheers though!

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:58:04 -0500, Barry Watzman wrote:

> Every laptop that I have ever seen (and I service laptops) will run just
> fine without a battery installed.
>

I service laptops too, just Toshibas. It sounds like the DC in jack has a
dry joint. If you plug the DC cord in, wiggle it around a lot, you'll
probably notice the power light blinking rapidly. If this is the case, ask
someone to disassemble and resolder the jack. In most cases it is
repairable.