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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Acer Nitro AP18E8M battery stops charging at 67 % under Windows 11
I have replaced the dead battery of a two years old dead Acer Nitro AP18E8M. For calibration I discharged it to 0 V and charged it again. But it stopped at 67 % charge and an orange light started ...
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Incorrect reading of battery status after wake up (linux only)
My computer is a Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 2. OS is OpenSUSE Tumbleweed / Slowroll, dual boot system with Windows 11.
I am having this issue since around February. In Windows everything works fine, but ...
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Dell XPS 13 strange power behavior - won't shut down, BSOD upon attempting to hibernate
I have a Dell XPS 9310 2-in-1 laptop running Windows 10. I generally keep it up to date but have been getting BIOS update fail messages occasionally that I haven't been able to fix. It is otherwise ...
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MacBook speakers crackling and laptop turns off when unplugged even though the battery is full
I hope someone can help me with this issue.
About a month ago my MacBook Pro Mid 2012 speakers started to rattle badly, specially with bass sounds, and today the laptop started to turn off instantly ...
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Is it safe to replace a 11.25V laptop battery with 11.1V or 10.8V?
I need a replacement battery for an older laptop that originally came with an 11.25V Li-ion battery (presumably 3 cells at 3.75V each).
The batteries I found online mostly have a nominal voltage of 11....
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The description for Event ID 256 from source DPTF cannot be found. ERROR FUNC: EsifEventProcess FILE: esif_uf_event.c Invalid event source received
I have Alienware 17 R2 laptop, OS is Windows 10. I started getting a lot of these errors in Event Viewer.
The description for Event ID 256 from source DPTF cannot be found. Either the component that ...
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Laptop creating noises when fully charged and plugged in
My laptop Dell Inspiron 15r 5537, creates a buzzing sound when it is fully charged and still plugged in. As soon as I turn the charger off, the sound goes away. No sound comes when the laptop is ...
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Win 11: What performance characteristics does the "power mode" setting change
(1) In Windows 11 there's a new settings item System -> Power & Battery, which under Power mode gives 3 choices: "Best Power efficiency", "Balanced", and "Best ...
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Can I run my MacBook in clamshell mode without being connected to power?
At home, I run my MacBook in clamshell mode (closed lid, external display).
This works fine when you're connected to the power adapter, but it doesn't work when running on battery. That's how it's ...
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Does more RAM usage cause more battery usage?
I'm using a 2 year old 15" AMD laptop running Windows 8, and its battery life is not as long as the brand new ultrabooks for sure.
In the place I'm currently working I don't have access to a power ...
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Laptop charger on high performance making "crackling" sounds
I've read multiple threads about how a "crackling" noise coming from a laptop charger is worrisome, but I recently I found that my laptop charger makes this sound only when my computer is ...
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Why is Windows 10 freezing for a second everytime the background changes?
I have my Windows 10 laptop set to change my desktop background every minute by using the built-in Windows feature to set it to a slideshow of a folder. It also changes the accent color accordingly. ...
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Why HP Windows 10 laptop is not starting without charging cable
I have a HP Windows 10 laptop. I was reinstalling Windows yesterday so I left the charging plug on and today when I was using it, it suddenly got shutdown so plugged the charger. As you may know ...
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HP Zbook G3 Mobile workstation not turning on after
I am having a HP Zbook G3 Mobile workstation, i was working with that and forgot to plugin it in to charge, the laptop eventually turned off when it was out of battery, after that laptop is not ...
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ASUS Laptop Battery Keeps Switching from AC to DC mode
I have an ASUS X450J laptop with Windows 10 and Li-ion battery 15V, 2950mAh, 44Wh. My problem is whenever I charge the laptop, it keeps switching between "Plugged In" and "On Battery" rapidly. It ...
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