Another laptop problem - 26th Apr 2018 7:25pm
First, a simple question. Does anyone have an HP G62 laptop and will they be prepared to let me use their charger unit for 10 mins?
A week ago the G62 Mrs uses started to throw up a message saying something like “battery failure imminentâ€, or something like that. Mrs did not keep a note of the words and ignored the message until one day after switch on the machine just shut down again.
By warming thr battery to try to impart some bit of life the machine would stay on for maybe 10 seconds and would start to try to load Win 10 - but would quickly die again
I could get a better machine BUT there are files on the G62 that are needed (photos mainly) so I need breathe some life back into the thing. Anyway, Mrs “ likes†the G62, although I cannot think why.
And now the crux of the post
I have acquired a NEW battery and when put in the machine all works fine again ——— but the battery does not charge from the charger
I tested the charger voltage output and it seems —- but I am no expert with a test meter.
I can easy buy a replacement charger BUT an old memory reminds me that in many laptops the board carries some electronic gubbins between the charger unit and the battery —— and that the gubbins can be prone to fail
So, before lashing out on a replacement charger I would like to borrow one to test. If the borrowed one charges I will get a replacement for mine. If not ?? Maybe try to download the photos using the 60% residual charge in the new battery ——- or have someone familiar with these things investigate whether there really is an issue with some gubbins on the board (who)
Advice grarefully received
Snod
A week ago the G62 Mrs uses started to throw up a message saying something like “battery failure imminentâ€, or something like that. Mrs did not keep a note of the words and ignored the message until one day after switch on the machine just shut down again.
By warming thr battery to try to impart some bit of life the machine would stay on for maybe 10 seconds and would start to try to load Win 10 - but would quickly die again
I could get a better machine BUT there are files on the G62 that are needed (photos mainly) so I need breathe some life back into the thing. Anyway, Mrs “ likes†the G62, although I cannot think why.
And now the crux of the post
I have acquired a NEW battery and when put in the machine all works fine again ——— but the battery does not charge from the charger
I tested the charger voltage output and it seems —- but I am no expert with a test meter.
I can easy buy a replacement charger BUT an old memory reminds me that in many laptops the board carries some electronic gubbins between the charger unit and the battery —— and that the gubbins can be prone to fail
So, before lashing out on a replacement charger I would like to borrow one to test. If the borrowed one charges I will get a replacement for mine. If not ?? Maybe try to download the photos using the 60% residual charge in the new battery ——- or have someone familiar with these things investigate whether there really is an issue with some gubbins on the board (who)
Advice grarefully received
Snod