Satellite A100-538 wont run on battery anymore

I've had an A100-538 for a week now. Yesterday evening I was working on it (AC-power)and then I left the house for about half an hour, leaving the laptop on. When I came back the computer was off and I heard a soft ticking noise. (I'm sure it hasn't got anything to do with the Toshiba Power Saver) I couldn't restart it at that moment.
After about half an hour I was able to turn it back on again and it seems to be allright again. But..... it won't run on the battery anymore. According to the system tray icon the battery is full 100%, yet when I disconnect the power adapter the computers goes dead instantly. What made the computer go off in the first place and why won't it run on the battery anymore?

The problem is the cover is what pushes backpressure on the battery to keep it in place. Some of them were designed as .5mm instead of 1mm so the pressure is not enough to hold the hdd in place. Changing the cover fixes this issue. Because the hdd slips out slightly it can cause a short circuit across the battery charging terminals meaning it will not run on battery. Changing this cover should resolve any problems. But you could also have a bad battery as well now. Hopefully nothing else was harmed because of this. I hope you fix the problem quickly. Have a nice day.

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