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  • tlkapusta Aug 26, 2009

    I have no day to day experience with Laptops

    Just acquired it without manuals.

    When plugged in after message, Charging Icon said 7%
    I May be reading Icon message wrong: It says something like Charging Remaining: 7%. I assumed battery was 93% charged. Maybe its only 7% charged and message just means battery needs to be charged. Or Battery is at end of Useful life

    Please clarify

    Thank you

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    When does this happen? It is a normal message when the battery reaches the charge limit.

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Your battery charge system is gone.the laptop doesnt recognize the battery anymore.replace the battery or use laptop without battery,only ac.

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Notebooks are infamous for losing battery life quickly. Battery life is drained rapidly by always being connected to the Internet even when you are not using it. Disable your Internet when not in use and dim down your brightness to save battery power. When battery life is tested, the manufacturer is NOT connected to the Internet and they have the brightness setting turned down. That is why battery life may be advertised as lasting longer than it seems to be lasting you. You are going to have to plug in and always have a back-up battery. I had the same thing happen to me, but it is the nature of the beast..the price you pay for portability. I hope this helps you! - CBR2009

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This means that your battery has very little remaining power. If you just charged the battery it means your battery is going bad. Replace the battery.

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