Questions tagged [battery]
Batteries are the embedded power-source of a component such as a notebook. It is composed of cells of chemical elements that store energy.
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The monitor on my Lenovo Thinkpad suddenly started going black, displaying normally, back and forth (3 cycles avg) when plug in or unplug from charger
This just started happening and I’ve found lots of questions and answers on forums with similar phenomenons except none of them go back and forth, that is the display goes black and then back to ...
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Why has my hard disk started dying all of a sudden? [closed]
I have explained the complete environment/set up of my laptop in this question. It is long, so I am not repeating it here. Please note that is a completely separate question and hence this is not a ...
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HP has laptop limited performance on battery
If I unplug my laptop, it looses significant amount of performance - it is clearly visible even in switching windows, opening task manager, reading emails in outlook 365 desktop app etc... everything ...
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Dell Latitude 7480 laptop has issues with charging
My Dell Latitude 7480 laptop has strange symptoms related to charging:
Sometimes it wont charge even though the charger's light is on (not the laptop one), but the battery percentage does not go ...
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I would like to know how to add a 2nd USB charging port to a Lenovo YogaBook with only one USB 2.0 port used for both data and charging?
I would like to charge a Lenovo YogaBook laptop while using the data port. This isn't supported by the laptop unless I am wrong. I have followed some tutorials which supposed to work but it didn't.
I ...
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Laptop power button not working but battery discharge pinhole button is starting the computer, what might be the issue here?
I have an Acer Aspire A515-51G, the issue is suddenly the power button has stopped working, the battery is charging, but the pinhole that they have given; pressing it, actually starts the computer; ...
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If I charge my iPhone using MacBook USB, while the Macbook is charging, will that affect battery life negatively?
If I charge my iPhone using a MacBook USB port while the MacBook is charging, will that affect battery life (of either the MacBook or the phone) negatively?
I would think not, since the battery is ...
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Battery life of a MSI
I have an MSI Creator 15 A10UET-222NL that I have had for about 3 years. For some time now, I have been experiencing the problem that the battery life of my laptop is only about 1.5 hours without the ...
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Notifications disabled (Windows 10)
My new laptop is running Windows 10. I was running on battery without the power supply plugged in. No notification was received at the default Power Options > Advanced settings > Battery > ...
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Is my battery completely dead?
I left my Asus Vivobook Pro 15 not plugged in overnight to download a file. I didn't expect the battery to run out but it did.
Now, apparently, it won't charge and my laptop shows no signs of life ...
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Lenovo laptop with Windows 10 stuck on battery saver mode
I have a Lenovo laptop that's a few years old, which has Windows 10 installed. A few weeks ago, with no obvious cause, it got stuck in perma-battery saver mode - if I click the battery icon in the ...
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Luminous UPS turns off automatically when system left idle
I have Luminous UPS. When my UPS is on battery mode and system is idle it automatically turns off my computer. I have made sure it’s not due to low battery because when I start the UPS again it works ...
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Plugging laptop, Desktop PC, Iphone etc in reverse due to 2 plug pins with same size
If you have a 2 pin laptop charger and a 2 pin wall outlet and plug in your laptop into the charger and the charger into the outlet upside down due to the 2 pins on the plug having the same dimensions ...
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How to silence "bad battery" alarm in a APC Back-UPS 550 UPS?
I am using Ubuntu and I have an APC Back-UPS 550 uninterruptible power supply that's worked pretty well for several years.
However, over the last year, it's "bad battery" alarm has routinely ...
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Dell Latitude not charging over USB-C PD 3.1 when powered on. It can charge, but only when I power it off
I have a somewhat weird problem where my Latitude 7300 won't charge over USB-C port when powered on with a specific non-Dell charger; I can charge the Latitude, but only when I power it off. The ...
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