Satellite M70 - battery cannot be charged anymore

Hello!
I have an M70 which is 14 month old and I have a problem with it: the battery cannot be charged anymore! The computer and the battery are in a very good shape, and 2 days ago the battery worked just fine (it is an original 4000 Mah battery and it had a life between 2 and 3 hours). Now, the computer doesn't start unless it is plugged and it permanently shows the battery 1% charged. The notebook doesn't suffer any phisical damage.
What is weird is that when I am plugging the power, the battery seems to be charging - the charging led is on between 5 and 10 seconds, and then it shuts off!
When it is plugged, the notebook works fine.
The questions are:
1) can it be a software issue, or maybe a virus?
2) how can I find out if the battery is damaged or the problem is with the notebook and it cannot charge the batteries anymore.
The warranty expired and the company from where I bought it refused to have a look at it.
Thank you,
Eugen

> can it be a software issue, or maybe a virus?
No, I dont think so!
>How can I find out if the battery is damaged or the problem is with the notebook and it cannot charge the batteries anymore?
This is not possible for the common user which doesnt have any experience and special tools.
I think you have to contact the ASP in your country for an check.
You will have to pay for this because the warranty expired and I really dont see any other possibilities.

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