03GrandAmGT Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hi all Recently my laptop battery has not been charging completely and may only get a 5 minute charge max. The charge light on the laptop stays on solid for about 3 mins. and then starts flashing in a pattern that would match a second hand on a watch. I purchased a new battery thinking ok this original battery is about 5 years old and has probably jumped ship. I received the new battery and I am still getting the same result, so I was thinking maybe the charging circuit board inside the laptop. Anyone have knowledge or experience a similar issue? The laptop specs are below TIA.JohnCompaqPresario 2720US1.2G P3512 megs memXP SP3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Yes, charging circuit malfunction does happen, some were even solved by Bios upgrades. We can't really be sure if this is your problem here.If you still had the original battery in a PIII 1.2GHz, it must have been at least 6 years old ? It is normal that it doesn't charge anymore. Most laptop batteries die very quickly after 2 to 5 years.The big question is.... was there a manufacturing date on the new battery ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 look in the BIOS to see if there are any battery diagnostics. i know there is on most dells but i dunno about compaqim not saying itll fix the issue but it could give you some more data about the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03GrandAmGT Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 @ PonchYes laptop batteries typically only last about 5 years. This one seems to have been an exception rather then the norm. I always pulled the battery out when ever it was charged fully and just running on a.c. The only number I see on the battery that might be a manf. date code is this.9 0907011021@ PC_LOAD_LETTERThanks for that info but this Compaq's BIOS has no battery diagnostics (To early).Thanks for the input. I've got another battery and charger board being shipped to me so hopefully I will know something soon.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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