Battery not detected -- Why?

On Jun 11, 12:39 pm, The Hun <thehuni....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 11, 12:27 pm, The Hun <thehuni....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Sony VGN-Fs550 Laptop, Windows XP
>
> > Why does the "power meter" tab in the Control Panel say the battery is
> > "Not Present"?
>
> > Computer is only two years old, it's been treated excellently and is
> > in near mint condition, and the battery is indeed present. It's the
> > original factory battery that never gave me more than about 30 minutes
> > of power, so I've almost never used the battery. Everything was fine
> > until today. Now, the "power meter" says the battery is "Not
> > Present."
>
> > Thanks,
>
> My battery is shown as VGP-BPS2A 11.1V/4400mAh

The factory battery was defective from the beginning if you only got
half an hour out of it new. The battery has finally died.

To find out for sure if the battery is dead, unplug the laptop while
it's powered on. If it instantly "dies", you've got a dead battery.
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<paulmd.DeleteThis@efn.org> wrote in message
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> On Jun 11, 12:39 pm, The Hun <thehuni....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jun 11, 12:27 pm, The Hun <thehuni....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Sony VGN-Fs550 Laptop, Windows XP
>>
>> > Why does the "power meter" tab in the Control Panel say the battery is
>> > "Not Present"?
>>
>> > Computer is only two years old, it's been treated excellently and is
>> > in near mint condition, and the battery is indeed present. It's the
>> > original factory battery that never gave me more than about 30 minutes
>> > of power, so I've almost never used the battery. Everything was fine
>> > until today. Now, the "power meter" says the battery is "Not
>> > Present."
>>
>> > Thanks,
>>
>> My battery is shown as VGP-BPS2A 11.1V/4400mAh
>
> The factory battery was defective from the beginning if you only got
> half an hour out of it new. The battery has finally died.
>
> To find out for sure if the battery is dead, unplug the laptop while
> it's powered on. If it instantly "dies", you've got a dead battery.

To avoid any file corruption or potential problems, do this test whilst in
the BIOS, not windows!
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"The Hun" <thehuninla.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jun 11, 12:27 pm, The Hun <thehuni....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Sony VGN-Fs550 Laptop, Windows XP
>>
>> Why does the "power meter" tab in the Control Panel say the battery is
>> "Not Present"?
>>
>> Computer is only two years old, it's been treated excellently and is
>> in near mint condition, and the battery is indeed present. It's the
>> original factory battery that never gave me more than about 30 minutes
>> of power, so I've almost never used the battery. Everything was fine
>> until today. Now, the "power meter" says the battery is "Not
>> Present."
>>
>> Thanks,
>
>
> My battery is shown as VGP-BPS2A 11.1V/4400mAh
>
What happens if you try and run it on battery? If does not run, battery
has failed! Why did you not complain about battery life when still under
warranty. Many batteries fail at 2 years. RTFM! Most laptops reccomend that
system should be run on battery at regular intervals, and once a month,
should be used to run battery flat. This prolongs the life of the battery.

Mike.
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