Today I got Toshiba Satellite A105-S2712 for repair with the battery charging problem. It is a new model and we do not have a lot of experience with these laptops. The customer complained that the laptop will not charge the battery when it is plugged into the AC outlet.
The laptop failure symptoms:
The laptop will not turn on when I try to start it from the battery. When the laptop is turned off and plugged into the AC outlet the battery charge LED doesn’t light up. I know that the battery is not charged and the LED should light up when I plug the laptop into the AC outlet. The laptop starts fine when it is plugged. When I move the mouse over the Toshiba Power Icon in the lower right corner, the balloon will pop up and there is a line in there: Battery Remaining: N/A.
The problem repair procedure:
You can easily fix the problem just by updating the BIOS. Toshiba says that the BIOS version should be at least v1.30. So, go to Toshiba website and click on Downloads. Select your laptop model and find any downloads for the BIOS. In the BIOS change history you will see the description of changes.
After I updated the BIOS, the battery charging problem disappeared.
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May 6th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
I have a toshiba sattellite M55 and my AC adapter seems to be working b/c the cord is lighting up but I have to move it around connection area to get my computer to charge, my roommate used my computer the other night and didnt turn it off and let the battery run dead and now it won’t power up at all b/c the battery is dead, and won’t charge at all, and I’m wondering if there is something wrong with my AC adapter, the actual battery or the prong in the area where the AC adapter connects with to the labtop……..
April 28th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Thanks. I found out my laptop won’t charge the battery, because the battery I got was from a third party company. I received a battery from Toshiba and the battery works perfectly. It might not charge as quickly but it charges to 100% so. Thanks for all the help
March 12th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Jose Barreto,
It’s hard to tell what is going on without testing the laptop.
Try this. Unplug the adapter and use the laptop until the battery dies. After that try charging it again.
Also, you can try to boot your laptop from a Knoppix CD (Live Linux OS). Wait until the laptop boots to the desktop and take a look at the battery status in the lower right corner (same as Windows). If you still see same 35%, it’s a hardware related problem. As you replaced the battery already and still have the same problem, apparently it’s related to the motherboard or battery charge board if it’s a separate module in your laptop.
If Knoppix detects battery charge correctly, you have a software related issue. Try reinstalling the OS.
March 12th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Godwill,
How this adapter for printer is rated? Does it output higher voltage?
Try this. Turn off the laptop, unplug the AC adapter, remove the battery and keep it unplugged and without the battery for a minute. After that plug in the battery and test it again.
March 12th, 2008 at 7:01 am
I got the replacement battery for one Toshiba Satellite that comes originally with windows 98. So you can figure how old is it. Now runs under Service Pack 2. When I check the battery for the first time my windows shows 35% charge. Then I keep it charging a day long. The external battery light always ligths o.k, but after that windows tells that it is charging but never pass 35% charge as it did when I replace the battery. Any idea?
March 12th, 2008 at 12:37 am
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March 10th, 2008 at 7:28 am
i hav a problem with toshiba tectra a3 my son mistakely plug ac adpter meant for a printer since then it stop charging, charging light will be bliking when plug to ac instead of being steady.
Any body to help me with this?
February 25th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
I have a toshiba laptop model number PA3374U-1MPC
it just restarts after few minutes,and it is gets really hot just after 15mins,but the fans are seems to be working
have no idea what to do
February 13th, 2008 at 6:28 am
Steve,
If you have tried three different batteries and still experience the same problem, most likely it’s not related to the battery. Apparently there is a problem with the motherboard and it has to be replaced. If the laptop is still under warranty then take it to the authorized repair center and they’ll fix it.
Just in case, check the BIOS version installed on your laptop and try updating it to the latest one if it’s available for downloads from the Toshiba website.
February 12th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I have a toshiba satellite that I just bought. The battery will charge up to 99% and then discharge to zero when on a/c power. I cant get it to go to 100%. I have tried to get a new battery. This is the third one. I might have it looked at. But if you have any insight please tell me. My Bios is up to date also. I have a satellite A-1357406