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1235554 2011-10-06 04:30:00 Hi All

The battery on my Gateway netbook appears to be dead. It doesn't appear to be charging and I can't run/start up the netbook unless I am connected by mains power. I have googled this a bit and tried a couple of suggested solutions such as cleaning the battery connections and uninstalling the battery via Device Manager and then scanning for hardware changes without any success.

How can I be sure that my laptop battery is dead before forking out $ for a new one?

Cheers all
Chemical Ali (118)
1235555 2011-10-06 05:11:00 Does it have a battery life light or anything similar? Can you work out if the battery is actually empty/flat. icow (15313)
1235556 2011-10-06 05:33:00 Well that's essentially what I want to know in the first instance can I work out if the battery is dead or is there something go wrong within Windows power management or the AC adaptor circuitry? Chemical Ali (118)
1235557 2011-10-06 06:08:00 Sorry if that wasn't clear. I was aiming at more of a check that the battery is actually dead and not say the cable that connects the battery to the motherboard. icow (15313)
1235558 2011-10-06 06:31:00 Instal the [free] SIW program; then look at the battery entry. PENTIUM (426)
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