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Laptop cutting out, Battery?
jgallcash
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in Techie Stuff
Recently my laptop has started to turn itself off after its initial boot up.
Initially I thought my battery was just low so I charged it overnight and tried again. The laptop booted up fine and then as I opened a program turned off again. When I have the laptop plugged in at the mains there is no problem booting up and the laptop works fine.
The laptop was not overheated at any point so I am confident that's not the problem.
Laptop is approx 14 months old HP 550 running Visa 32bit home ed.
It sounds obvious that there is a problem with the battery but I wanted to run it past the experts on here. Is there anything I can do to check the battery? Is it normal for a 14 month laptop nbattery to be broken?
Initially I thought my battery was just low so I charged it overnight and tried again. The laptop booted up fine and then as I opened a program turned off again. When I have the laptop plugged in at the mains there is no problem booting up and the laptop works fine.
The laptop was not overheated at any point so I am confident that's not the problem.
Laptop is approx 14 months old HP 550 running Visa 32bit home ed.
It sounds obvious that there is a problem with the battery but I wanted to run it past the experts on here. Is there anything I can do to check the battery? Is it normal for a 14 month laptop nbattery to be broken?
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Anyone got any feedback?0
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Battery. Its about the right age. If its running OK on mains then the only real likely possibility is the battery. You can get them for around £30-£40 online so its worth a try.0
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