Since it happens when you are moving the computer on AC power, I would suspect the power connector on the laptop itself is the culprit. When you move the laptop, it jostles the connector a little bit and it loses it's electrical connection but it isn't loose enough to drop the manual switch that lets the laptop know that the AC adapter is actually plugged in.
If you know someone experienced with electronic equipment, it is not normally a major hassle to replace the connector on the motherboard, otherwise I would recommend taking it to a qualified service technician to get ir replaced.
Sounds like a Battery - AC Adapter problem. Do you have an Icon showing your battery level?
Do you have Windows XP? I'm guessing you do because of the memory upgrade.
If you have XP, go to Control Panel - Power Options and check you battery. Choose to show in task bar.
If you have a AC Adapter, the BIOS on your laptop will NOT charge the battery, but it will show that you are on AC (unless it's completely dead)
I'm guessing that if you only had 1g of memory, you have a pretty old laptop, and you probably should purchase a new AC Adapter, and a new Battery.
I meant to say "If you have a "BAD" AC Adapter, the BIOS on your laptop will NOT charge the battery, but it will show that you are on AC (unless it's completely dead)"
Be careful! You really need a new AC Adapter. You taped it up, but I'll be very surprised if it will keep your battery charged. If it shorted out, even for just a second, your laptop won't recognize it any more...even if you fix it!
You'll think everything is fine because you can plug it in and run on AC...But it will no longer charge the battery! Your battery will die in time.
Maybe you got lucky and it's ok. Keep a close eye on it. And please...replace that old adapter, it's not worth the grief.
Please rate if this helped...Thanks
I gave you a thumbs up Loozr...You made a very good point!
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My laptop is aprox 2-3 yrs old and has Vista Home on it, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. The battery level shows fully charged. In control panel it shows under Power Options Balanced. The computer came with 1024mb ram, I upgraded to 2 gigs because I download a lot of movies. I haven't tried running it on just battery power yet because I'm afraid it won't go back on again.
Ok, I unplugged the adapter and no problems with it shutting down. Could it be the adapter causing the problem?
I'm thinking/hoping it may be the wiring in the Adapter itself since it has been yanked quite a few times. I keep my laptop on my coffee table and there have been times when myself or some one else had got their foot caught on the cord when getting up from the couch. I'm going to try taping the wire so it sits straight instead of bent and see if that helps. Hopefully that is all it is because I cannot afford to take this thing in. Thanks guys!
I taped the wire up tight and plugged the adapter in and moved the computer around. No problems with it shutting down so far so I am going to assume it's the wiring in the adapter. Again, thanks for all of your help!
~Kat~
Thanks I do plan on replacing the adapter!
Does it do this when it is only running on battery power too?
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