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Computer sat for 6 months. battery is dead, I charged it all night. light went from yellow to green but it won't start up. push and hold start button and nothing, no beep no hd starting, absolutely nothing. Thought maybe a reset button butI'm told no reset button on a thinkpad. would A DEAD bios battery stop it from trying to start up?
Start your laptop:
Remove the power battery
Plug IN power adapter
Turn ON laptop
It should startup
Allow Windows to load & "settle"
Insert battery (while laptop is ON & Windows running
Allow to charge (again) for a few hours.
Hello, The CMOS battery supplies energy to the Real Time Clock when the computer is not connected to the electrical socket, and does not have the battery inserted. It should not prevent the computer from starting up. You will however be asked to reset the time and date of the computer. Hope it helps.
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Ifthe laptop battery is more than 3 - 4 years old then the battery could be wornout. Rechargeable batteries have a finite number of charge and discharge cyclesand will lose their charge capacity over time, i.e. won't charge to 100% andgradually the charge reduces until the battery won't charge up atall.
ORThe battery shows a 100% charge but when the adapter is disconnected thebattery drops off to zero capacity in a very short time.
Ifthe battery drops to an unacceptable charge level then the battery needs to bereplaced.
If checking battery cables and wiring to the starter and ground points doesn't help. Have the battery checked for a bad cell. Preferably before you charge it.
Both batteries could be dead. But if you bought a new battery, it's unlikely. I don't know what green light you see, but if it's on the power adapter, it just means it's turned on--not that it is charging. Two possibilities: Your power adapter is bad or the motherboard is bad. Because you say the computer works if plugged in, then you have ruled out the adapter. You should be checking/cleaning the battery contacts and if all else fails, going for a new motherboard.
You should charge the battery longer about four hours. Then the light should be green. Try. If that don't work disconnect the battery and check for anything. Connect your battery again and take a look. If it still isn't functioning please let me know.
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