Toshiba Satellite A105 battery charging problem
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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June 12th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Sigh….
Can anybody recommend a good do-it-yourself kit (like does radio shack sell the kit so I can make my own crappy computer?)
April 29th, 2007 at 10:57 am
apurwanto,
If I understand correctly, your laptop runs fine from the AC outlet when the battery is removed. It also runs from the AC outlet when the battery is installed but the battery will not charge. Is it right?
I think you might have a bad battery. If a new battery will not resolve the issue and you still cannot charge it, there could be something wrong with the motherboard.
April 25th, 2007 at 3:20 am
I’m having problem with my laptop accer. my laptop can’t charge battrey.when i use battrey and plugged to AC outlet, laptop still can run but it take electric from batrey and battrey not charge. meanwhile if i’m unplug the battrey so direct from adaptor AC outlet without battrey my laptop can run properly. I don’t know with my laptop.
Can you suggest to me what should I do with it.
April 22nd, 2007 at 11:26 pm
Scott,
I would make sure the laptop runs the latest BIOS version. Upgrade the BIOS if needed, it might help to resolve the issue without sending the laptop to Toshiba. If the problem is still there even after upgrading the BIOS and your laptop is still under warranty, then I would suggest sending it to Toshiba. Make sure to make a good note about the problem you are experiencing and include it with the laptop.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
I’m having the same problem as Carol with my M105, I think. One additional complication that I have is that sometimes when the power cord is unplugged or “unplugged” from the computer, the computer doesn’t register that. So even though it’s getting no juice, it doesn’t use any power saving techniques and just runs through the battery really fast. I would think that you were right with replacing the socket (since jostling the cord around seems to make it charge), but that doesn’t explain this other problem, which started at the exact same time. Should I just send it back to Toshiba, you think?
Thanks for the help.
April 10th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Mauricio,
It’s hard to guess what is wrong with your laptop but in most cases a blinking amber color power LED indicates a problem with the motherboard.
April 10th, 2007 at 10:03 am
Hi, i have a similar problem to Carol. I have a Toshiba Satellite AS35-209 and it doesnt charge while the lid is up. However the moment i close the top, it starts charging. What can i do about this? Will updating the BIOS help ?
Thanks
April 10th, 2007 at 9:49 am
I have a Toshiba A10 SP100
Today while I wok in the laptop, suddenly turn off and I cant turn on.
The only working led is the first (AC) and is blinking in ambar color.
I try to tes without battery and the same, and only with battery with some problem. The 15v are OK (tested).
I also try to remode HD, Memory (one, test, put again, remove the second, test..) wireless network card (mini pci) and still have the problem.
any idea?
April 2nd, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Carol,
Sounds like a bad AC adapter or something is wrong with the power jack inside the laptop.
Find a voltmeter and test the AC adapter. Find out if the power cuts off when you move the power cord, you might have a damaged wire inside the cord. If the power is stable when you move the power cord, it’s possible you have a problem with the power jack.
It might be necessary to replace the DC-IN harness shown on the step 26 (black and red wires on the right side of the image) in this disassembly guide.
April 1st, 2007 at 1:14 am
oddly enough, I just removed the battery, pluged in the ac adapter, turned it on & it WORKED… for about 2 minutes untill it just automatically shut off.