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Thread ID: 44757	2004-04-29 07:42:00	IBM T22 Power Problems	00falcon (3801)	Press F1

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232942	2004-04-29 07:42:00	Hi all... I've just picked me up a T22 laptop... and I cant seem to get any power to it... Got the jug cord thingy and 16V trasformer all pluged in... but when i crank her up... the battery light sit there and flashes orange ----------------------------- IBM Site------------------- Blinking orange - The battery needs to be charged. When the indicator starts blinking orange, the computer beeps three times. ------------------------------IBM Site------------------ I crank her up and she goes for about a minute then i get a "Criticly low battery... then she off to bed... My Q's are... how do you tell if the battery is charging... I mean when shes off there is nothing on at all... even tho shes pluged in... nothing saying shes charging... Im trying to figure out weather (sp) the power pac is the prob... P.S. this is my first laptop... also... it has a 30 day warrenty... so it will go back if it is bust... i just dont want to look like nobe who has no idea what he's on about... Ta Falcon	00falcon (3801)
232943	2004-04-29 21:57:00	There should be a "Charging" light going during the charge process. If you don't see that, then either the charger is not working or the internals of the computer are buggered somewhere around the power input circuits. Have you checked the manual? Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
232944	2004-04-30 05:30:00	Read the manual. :D It's probably a Lithium-ion battery, so very very fussy about charging. There will be a processor in the battery pack. There is usually a training procedure so the intelligent battery processor will know where it is. It ought to run,whether the battery is low or not, as long as you are gettting power from the mains. It ought to run with the battery unplugged. Have you given it a few hours plugged in,so the battery can get its first charge? With the battery removed,you might see a few LEDs on it. If there's a button beside them, pushing it should turn the "fuel gauge" on.	Graham L (2)
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