Not starting from battery

i have an early 2008 Macbook Pro, non unibody, and while i was playing a game it shutdown on me, i left it to cool and it wouldnt start from the battery, the charger is in and shows an orange light, and the MBP recognizes the battery but says not charging, exept for the log in screen, which shows a percentage. does anyone know the cause and how to fix it please?

The issue is the navigation software due to GPS which is a high consumer of battery power and as the power output from a car is 1amp compared to 1.5amps which is needed then although some charge is getting there it is still depleting albeit at a slower rate
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