Satellite L50 - Battery won't recharge even if it's working?

Hello, I will repost here a series of messages I sent to the european forum.So far I had no luck. Cheers!Max

Hello there!
I am here because I don't know where else to look for an answer.
Yesterday I changed the hinges, plastic lid and frame of an L50. No problems at all.
I reset the motherboard disconnecting the battery and keeping the start button pressed for a minute or so.
The computer seemed fine. Then after a few hours I realized that even if the cord was connected and windows battery icon was saying, plugged in and charging, its level kept going down, now the icon says 0%.
I tried some solutions, like resetting the motherboard again, uninstalling Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery but nothing worked. It still gave me 0%.
Even if the battery is less than 2 years old and worked perfectly fine till yesterday, I tried some testing:
- I started the computer using the AC cord, no problem. I then removed the cord, the laptop turned off almost immediately
- I started the computer using the AC cord, no problem. I disabled Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery.
I removed the cord, the laptop did not turn off, it kept on working.
At this point, more than a matter of damaged battery, it looks like a matter of software??
Should I maybe leave the computer in charge for a day or so?
I read somewhere that when these batteries go below a certain threshold level they take forever to load.
But I think I should maybe do that operation keeping ACPI control disabled?
Thank you!
Max

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