x31 battery won't charge

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redtomuk · #1 Post by **redtomuk** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:13 am

Hi there
just got an x31 but the battery will not charge just blinks away orange and show 0% got another one on the way but might it be something in the x31 rather than the battery (hoping not) I a just desperate to use it away from the mains

Dermot

scrannel · #2 Post by **scrannel** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:16 am

Do you have the latest BIOS? I have an X-30 and it would not properly charge batteries (when usng it with external battery/stand) until I updated BIOS. There was an upgrade note that previous BIOS had this problem.

redtomuk · #3 Post by **redtomuk** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:35 am

it says I have 2.01a I did try to update the bios would not work beacause the battery was not charged aaaaaaaaaaaaagh

brainpicker · #4 Post by **brainpicker** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:28 pm

Try cleaning any of the battery contacts (battery & laptop) with a Q-Tip (TM) and Isopropyl Alcohol. I also found as a last resort (and I don't know WHY this works for me other than dumb luck) that violently shaking a nearly dead battery before charging it gets the charge process started. I take no responsibility for any damage this might cause, but unless it flies out of your hand and hits someone in the head I don't think it would hurt an already near-dead battery. But if it like blows up or something I have the disclaimer!

Yak

redtomuk · #5 Post by **redtomuk** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:16 pm

the TP doesn't charge the good new battery so yes it's probably the system board circuit thingy , updated the bios same, it is under waranty till Nov 06 levono honouring them I wonder, Thanks for all your help have sent it for repair at the shop I got but dont think they are up to it

GpsPasSion · #6 Post by **GpsPasSion** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:00 am

scrannel wrote:Do you have the latest BIOS? I have an X-30 and it would not properly charge batteries (when usng it with external battery/stand) until I updated BIOS. There was an upgrade note that previous BIOS had this problem.

Looks like I'm in the same boat here, just got the extended battery for my X31 and while it is being seen in the battery setting, there is no info about it. A BIOS upgrade is always a bit risky so just wanted to check that this was the situation with you too. It's a refurb so it coulb be a defective battery too.

By the way unless the "foot" of the extended battery is unfolded the X31 is not very stable, is it !

redtomuk · #7 Post by **redtomuk** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:24 am

My issue is probably a system board problem ( I dont have the extended battery just a spare that came with a full charge ) it is under warranty and the shop I bought it from have sent it back to IBM phew its great that the warranty travels with the machine.

GpsPasSion · #8 Post by **GpsPasSion** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:34 am

Actually, figured out in another thread that only battery can be charged at a time, the extended one was flat when I got it hence the initial problem.

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