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R40 2724-BU1 Power Problem

My R40 ThinkPad will not run on battery power and yes it is a good battery which works great on other notebooks. The power indicator light in the back shows orange at all times and never shows charge (green), the notebook was working fine and sat for a couple of weeks, now the battery issue.

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  • zacian156 Nov 06, 2007

    Hi, I have the same issue, and th ac adaptor is working fine. When I run the IBM check on the battry, it says it is good and fully charged. If I remove the battery and run t same test, it says bo battery intalled. I guess this means thbattery is working, the ac adaptor is working etc.. Just won't run from the battery. Anyone have any further ideas? Thanks.

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Check the ac adapter. It seems your adapter is not charging it. Either the ac adapter or your dc port may be the problem. Is this the correct adapter, is it giving the correct voltage. These should be considered also.

 

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http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/buyer/OutPDir.jsp?search=ibm+a21m+ac+adapter&x=0&y=0

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