Battery light is flashing yellow

[docfxit]

I'm having a problem with a replacement battery in my A31p. The charging light is solid green and charges fine when I first put the battery in.
After a few hours the light blinks yellow and doesn't charge. If I remove the battery for a few seconds when it's plugged into the wall the yellow light goes out. When I plug in the batter it goes green and starts charging again.

Do I need to do some kind of reset so it recognizes this battery correctly?

Thank you,

Docfxit

[ajkula66]

There's no reset involved. You either have a bad battery, or a problem within the charging circuit on the motherboard.

Try monitoring the battery and charging for a bit via Power Manager...see whether it accepts charge at all, and also note the battery's capacity, condition, cycle count...

Good luck and keep us posted.

[docfxit]

Try monitoring the battery and charging for a bit via Power Manager...see whether it accepts charge at all, and also note the battery's capacity, condition, cycle count...

How can I get to Power Manager. It's been a long time since I've seen it.

Thank you,

Docfxit

[ajkula66]

If you're running IBM's OEM version of W2K/XP, double-click on the green battery icon in the tray.

If not, you can download it from here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-44226

[docfxit]

There's no reset involved. You either have a bad battery, or a problem within the charging circuit on the motherboard.

Try monitoring the battery and charging for a bit via Power Manager...see whether it accepts charge at all, and also note the battery's capacity, condition, cycle count...

Good luck and keep us posted.

Thank you for the reply...

Even though I was running IBM's OEM version I re-installed the software you suggested. It gave me the Battery Maximizer Wizard.

I don't see the Power Manager or a way to see the battery capacity, condition and cycle count.

Thank you,

Docfxit

[goofyGAguy]

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[ZaZ]

I don't see the Power Manager or a way to see the battery capacity, condition and cycle count.

Battery Maximizer is what Power Manager used to be called. There should be a battery tab in the software, which will show the cycle count and its condition - Good, Fair or Poor are the possibilities.