Anonymous Posted on May 29, 2009

Computer works on AC adapter but battery does not charge

I have an IBM Thinkpad T42 that works perfectly except that the battery will not charge. I Have tried two batteries and neither work. When first plugged in the battery indicator will blink for a while, then turn solid yellow, but the battery never charges. I installed a program called Battery Status v0.98 beta that does not recognize either battery whne they are installed. The Battery MaxiMizer Gage is blank. I was told on one forum that there is a fuse between the system board and the battery that might be blown

Anonymous May 29, 2009

"hi,there might be the issue with dc in cable(cable from jack to m/b) ..."

Please be more specific. What sort of issue?

"... or the inverter board."

Isn't the inverter board part of the LCD assembly? What would this have to do with the battery not charging?

Everything works on this computer. The only problem is that the battery will not charge. I have tried a 2nd battery with the same result.

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Hi,there might be the issue with dc in cable(cable from jack to m/b) or the inverter board.

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