760XD Battery Monitor

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chuckster · #1 Post by **chuckster** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:20 pm

anyone know why my 760XD battery monitor lcd would display garbage? it worked not to long ago...not sure what happened. it sems each time i boot it displays different garbage.

Bruce Guttman · #2 Post by **Bruce Guttman** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 12:13 pm

Do the other LCD functions work OK (CAPS, Num, disk and floppy indicators)? If so, it may be a bad battery. If not, the LCD itself may be bad.

Hope this helps.

chuckster · #3 Post by **chuckster** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:29 pm

yes - CAPS, Num, disk and floppy indicators all work properly. it's the original LiOn battery though. Battery life is very short (1 minute?).

Bruce Guttman · #4 Post by **Bruce Guttman** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:55 am

When you say battery life is short, do you mean the computer actually shuts down after about a minute, or that you get a low battery?

If this is the original LiIon battery, it is probably kaput. You might want to try to find another. If a known good battery restores the LCD operation, then you know the battery was dead.

The NiMH batteries used to have a switch on them; if you turned it off, the battery was disconnected. But the NiMH batteries aren't strong enough to power the 760EL, ED, XL, or XD models. They were for the C's and L's.

Hope this helps.

chuckster · #5 Post by **chuckster** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:00 pm

laptop only runs a couple of minutes on battery power before shutting down. i'm to cheap to replace it...am i damaging the laptop by continuing to use this lousy battery?

Bruce Guttman · #6 Post by **Bruce Guttman** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 9:04 pm

You won't damage the laptop by using the battery provided it still works to some degree.

I have been told that running a fully dead battery is worse than running with no battery (and the AC adapter).

Hope this helps

chuckster · #7 Post by **chuckster** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:15 pm

thank you bruce !

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