Failed Battery - still Discharging

As titled, I'm having a battery problem with my HP MINI 2080-210nr. Recently the battery stopped working (would not power up the laptop), so now my netbook is a small desktop. The puzzling thing is, it is still discharging, as though the battery were operating properly, but it is not chargning at all. Currently I have to use AC power to get it to work. The charge has gone from 41% when i noticed the problem, to 17%, over a period of about 2 weeks.
I always plug the adapter into a surge protector.
Any thoughts as to why its happening? I just don't want it to reach 0% and the netbook doesn't work at all anymore.

I ran in to the same problem a year ago. I do not think there is anything Lenovo is willing to do about a failed battery but you can try. I bought a new pirate batter for $70 with shipping back then. The cheapest price I have found for a battery with shipping now is $67 at Best Buy:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=210980381&listingid=41335392&dcaid=17902
Then you can revamp your failed battery for $30 by following this video:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/479447/laptop_battery_hack_dont_buy_a_new_one/

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