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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August 9th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Is there a way that we need to press some key combination to get the display back on? I hook it up with a big external LCD and work on the LCD, but the lappy display is still on. So I want the display keep off even I am typing, moving mouse, etc. Thanks
July 26th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Hi
I Have Hp Dv6. The laptop is charging when the computer is turned on but when i turned off the computer,the laptop stop charging but led light remain always on showing that laptop is charging..!!
Whats the prblm?
July 24th, 2010 at 2:01 am
that totally fixed my toshiba charging problem you’re my savior man thanks a lot!
May 4th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Christopher Kiervin,
It’s either bad battery (replace battery) or there is a problem with the battery charging circuit on the motherboard (replace motherboard).
You cannot tell which one is causing the problem without testing the laptop with another known good battery.
If the problem is still there even after replacing the battery, it must be the motherboard problem.
May 4th, 2010 at 5:41 am
Hey Uh, I own a Toshiba A105-S1014 and, It won’t charge!
Like, I plug it in and it works fine, except for my java.
But, when I go to see if it’s charging it says.
”Plugged in and charging”.
But, it’s not! It always stays at 0% Charged
and if I unplug it. It shuts off just like that!
Please, if anyones reading this, add me on facebook and add my msn or respond to this. I’m desperate. I don’t know if I need a new battery or what , because I already baught like 3 new chargers D:
My Facebook is Christopher Gagaa.
and about the java thing. It says I need a new verison of adobe flash player, but every time I click download it just brings me to the same page over and over again
PLEASE HELP ME!
March 25th, 2010 at 4:41 am
Have also had the same problem as (I have a toshiba tecra m1 model no. pt930e-03ne4-en
it charges alright, but there is no battery light.
also, on the bulb icon it says
‘full power remaining:n/a on ac power’, even if i am not plugged in. normally, when i use the battery i should be on power save mode, but it doesn’t seem to recognise that im not on mains) I got a universal charger from http://www.coywood.co.uk and this actually solved the problem as it is not a toshiba model. Hope this helps?
February 20th, 2010 at 11:57 am
I have a toshiba tecra m1 model no. pt930e-03ne4-en
it charges alright, but there is no battery light.
also, on the bulb icon it says
‘full power remaining:n/a on ac power’, even if i am not plugged in. normally, when i use the battery i should be on power save mode, but it doesn’t seem to recognise that im not on mains.
what should i do?
February 17th, 2010 at 3:16 am
I had this problem too, if i wanted to remove the power adapter, my laptop immediatly went off.
Now, this is how i got my battery back with my Toshiba A200-1S5 laptop.
I removed the battery while the laptop was on and plugged in ! and then i put it back, and actually i found out that my battery was full charged, and not empty !
cheers,
Cris
February 10th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
okiemute,
I think it’s just a coincidence.
Try discharging the battery completely and then charge it again.
It’s hard to tell what is causing the problem. Could be just the battery failure or there is a problem with the battery charging circuit on the motherboard.
1. Try replacing the battery.
2. If no help, you’ll have to replace the motherboard or use it as is.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
my problem is slightly different, my toshiba is the same model as your, but had mine formatteed and reinstall XP. while i was trying to reinstall the software from the recovery CD i got with the purchase, i install toshiba power saver and that was when the problem started. First it didnt install completely saying there was a fatal error …… and gave a particular code aand since then my battery hadnt charged above 69% but when i unplug the AC cble it uses the battery power. tried unistalling it but it wouldnt go. I dont know what to do?