Many people spend money unnecessarily replacing laptop batteries when they may have fixed the issue with a simple battery reset or a Drivers update. If you are having problems charging your laptop battery, then reading this post may save you a lot of time, money and frustration!
Batteries do have a finite lifespan (600-1000 charges/ discharges or about 2 years depending on intensity of use) and they can be very expensive to replace, so before throwing out that battery (in an environmentally-appropriate manner of course!), ensure that it has actually reached the end of its life and there isn’t some other problem preventing it from charging.
Fix 1: Battery Reset
To reset your laptop battery you will need to run the battery down completely. Make sure all work is saved as you will run the battery down until the system shuts off. When this happens you should plug in the power cable but DO NOT turn back on the laptop. Wait until you are confident the battery is back to a full charge again and then turn on your laptop.
If this method does not fix your recharging issue then you can try to fix or update your laptop battery drivers by uninstalling and reinstalling them (make sure to create a ‘restore point’ in System Restore before manually updating Drivers files). You can use a Driver Update Tool to keep all your Drivers up-to-date if you prefer not to attempt this manually.
Fix 2: Update Drivers
You will need to uninstall and reinstall the relevant device drivers via the Device Manager.
- Select Start > (right-click) My Computer > Properties
- Select the Hardware tab
- Select the Device Manager Button
- Under Batteries right-click “Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery” and click Uninstall
Your battery should no longer be visible in the Batteries list. To reinstall it you will need to:
- Select Action menu
- Select Scan for hardware changes
- Your driver should be listed again
You can use a Driver Update Tool to automatically update your Drivers if you are unsure of which ones you require. Driver errors can also occur when the Driver is outdated. For this reason it is necessary to regularly update your Drivers. The easiest way to do this is by using an advanced and reliable Driver update tool.
Test your battery now and if there is still a problem charging, then it may have just reached the end of its’ days and it is time to part company!
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All of these suggestions have helped me out so much. Laptop not charging has been a big problem for me. At first I thought I would have needed a brand new laptop charger, but after reading this and trying it, I seemed to find out my problem. I just needed to update my drivers and now my battery is working as good as new! Thank you so much!
Thank you SO MUCH. Have had constant problem using laptop-could not use it unless plugged into charger. You have saved me £30 + for new battery. It’s great being mobile again!!!!
Kind Regards
Julie
thank you very much for dc knolwagde it saves me alot of money and time, it even help my clients when they bring their laptop i use to advice them that they must just change the battery, but now i do this process n charge them money. lol
I have purchased lapcare battery for my acer 4736z. Initially I was using original acer laptop battery but now I am using battery from other manufacturer. I am facing problem in charging again once disconnected. I need to restart my laptop for connecting my charger to battery and charging it. Please let me know if only upgrading driver will solve the purpose or any other suggestion..
my laptop battery not charging 100%,when it became 80% charge it showing not charging.
my laptop name sony vaio
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thanx sir
My battery will not charge and my computer will not turn on with out it even when my lap top is plugged in. I turn it off overnite,giving it enough time to recharge and when i turn on it lasts @30 seconds then shuts down. Do I need a new battry or a new laptop?
Actually its my screen not turning on ??????????
Hi Robin – so the laptop will not start even when plugged in to the mains? The first thing I would do is check the AC cable to make sure that was working. If that was faulty, the laptop may not have been getting any charge – do you have one you can borrow to rule this out? Some laptop connectors have a light to show if they are charging (on the actual cable). Please provide more details on the laptop type and age…
thank you for your valuable article, my laptop’s battery is is charging now.
lots of thanks
Hi everyone
I tried all of these steps, but nothing seems to working.
It remains in 49% charge from over 2 hours.
Windows 7 is my primary OS and Ubuntu 12.04 is secondary.
It is not charging in win 7 from 46% of charge. So, I tested it in Ubuntu and there was no problem in charging.
So, after a little while, I switched back to window and same problem
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My laptop is Lenovo G570
thanks