S10e - battery problems - first adapter went, now no charge capability
Hi All,
I have been stymied by a problem with my S10e. As background, I have a North American power configuration and have been using the laptop in Asia and now in the UK.
My problems started when the power adapter failed while on a trip in Asia. I took the laptop and power adapter to a local reseller who determined that the adapter still worked, however the physical connector at the end of the lead no longer worked and was unable to provide power. To solve this issue, I purchased a new Universal Power adapter that can take a range of input and modulate output to work for my laptop. This has worked successfully and I am running off of AC power now.
Several weeks after the adapter problem, the battery started to die, with max capacity dropping from 98% to 70% to 44% to 10% and then to 0% over the course of a week. This ultimately meant that I can only run on AC power as the battery is purely dead weight.
An interesting fact (that may be entirely useless), is that if I have power running to the adapter and then plug the adapter to my computer, I get a little spark. Based on this, I plug the adapter into the computer first, then plug the adapter into AC power.
I have looked at the forum archives and the only similar solution I have found is this:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-S-series-Netbooks/S9e-battery-pack-not-charging/m-p/138811#M4233
which I have tried several times to no avail.
Does anybody have any ideas on what the issue is here to save me from trying to get Lenovo's warranty service to solve the issue?
Thanks,
Richard.
Hi and welcome.. think the battery is gone...
If i read it correct you use a long time not the origin psu-adapter ... & let battery all time inserted ...
thats not a good solution , better if you use over a long period your computer plugged in , leave battery out..
sincerely KalvinKlein
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