NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Alienware Notebook Forums › M11xR2 "Plugged in, Charging" but NOT charging.
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

M11xR2 "Plugged in, Charging" but NOT charging.

post #1 of 3
2/7/12 at 1:37am
Thread Starter 

Ok, so this is really annoying. Today the battery died because it wasn't plugged in an when i got it plugged in and turned it on, it would no longer charge. It says "Plugged in, charging" but won't go past 2%. In BIOS it says its set to charge, and that charging is enabled. I haven't tried pulling the battery out yet because i don't have a small enough screwdriver to get the back off. I've updated my bios. I have no idea what to do. Any help appreciated.

 

Reply
Reply
post #2 of 3
2/7/12 at 2:35pm
Don't know any other way myself other than taking the battery out, letting it sit for while and plug in it back

cheers ...
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 3
3/25/12 at 6:24pm

Not sure if you are still having issues with this and not sure if this will help but try un-installing the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery item and allowing the laptop to reinstall it after reboot. You can find this:

 

1- right click on the "Computer" icon and go to properties ( or go to Control Panel "System")

2- click on "Device Manager"

3- expand the "Batteries" tab to see a list of devices unde that control

4- right click and choose 'Un-install" follow through till it is removed from the list

5- reboot you computer

6- once back into windows, it should try to automatically re-install it, if not follow the steps to get back into Device Manager and scan for hardware changes

7- once it returns, see if your system tray icon for the battery/power is correctly showing if it is plugged in, charging, and what percentage battery remains if you unplug the ac adapter.

Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Alienware Notebook Forums
NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Alienware Notebook Forums › M11xR2 "Plugged in, Charging" but NOT charging.