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05-14-2003, 08:03 PM
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bad battery
i've had this laptop for errrrr.. i'd say about 2 or 3 days. my compaq is TRYING to charge up my battary, but it says there is 0% in the battary. nothing will boot from the battary basically it says its a bad battary. the battary worked the first couple of days i had the laptop, but now its not. any suggestions? i hope i dont already have a bad battary.
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05-14-2003, 10:28 PM
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Bad battery sounds likely to me. If this is a new laptop, that is the most likely possibility and I would look for an RMA. If it is an older laptop, it is possible that the battery charging is the issue.
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05-14-2003, 11:22 PM
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*few* i took it out jiggled it a little pushed the little button to see if its charged or not and now it works *Few*
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05-15-2003, 12:34 AM
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Well I'm really glad I was able to help you with that problem, pretty tough technical problem and creative solution....
 
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05-15-2003, 12:47 AM
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hahaha thanks man i appreciate it!
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