Laptop battery not detected.. -.-

• ChoCoChips

  29 Feb 08, 13:02

  Help!

  My laptop battery suddenly went dead on me.  I don't know when did it happen. I've checked the power options in the control panel, but it says the battery is not present. Is my battery dead? Or did something else happen?

  My laptop is only a little more than a year old leh! The model is Sony VGN-SZ38GP, if it helps.

  Thanks!

  p/s: will anything happen if my laptop keeps running on ac power but without the battery?

• HyuugaNeji

  29 Feb 08, 13:04

  SONY-spoilt only next year

  You dunno meh?

   

   

  Okay lar. Actually my laptop(3years plus old) is also surviving on just ac power for the past 1year plus. The battery spoilt liao also. Just remember to shut down the laptop when you switch off ac power.

• ChoCoChips

  29 Feb 08, 13:08

  really got such thing ah? o.0

  i google liao and got people oso say sony one will liddat leh.

  but wah, sure anot?

  sony how come liddat one

• eagle

  29 Feb 08, 13:11

  Use Thinkpad :D

• HyuugaNeji

  29 Feb 08, 13:12

  I think Sony cares more about perfomance, advertising and elegance. They dont give much damn about durability. I think only lar. Dont wanna get sued.

• ChoCoChips

  29 Feb 08, 13:15

  Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:

  I think Sony cares more about perfomance, advertising and elegance. They dont give much damn about durability. I think only lar. Dont wanna get sued.

  
  sucks la sony

   

  if really is liddat la. dun wanna get sued too.

   

  Originally posted by eagle:

  Use Thinkpad :D

  one year only leh.

  too early to change hahaha.

  somemore my laptop i think is nt bad de leh. haha

• eagle

  29 Feb 08, 13:16

  I thinking whether I shud get a T61 now, or wait for T62 for uni laptops... Can ask pple help buy de...

• kenn3th

  1 Mar 08, 00:32

  Nope. There should not be a problem running on Ac power without any battery.

  If you are always on the go with your laptop, i would suggest fixing your battery pack.

  if not, just run it like a normal desktop.

• jr.spikey

  2 Mar 08, 19:28

  That's a relief man. I always take out the battery and use ac power when at home, cause I thought it wasn't good to use battery and plug in at the same time.

• kenn3th

  2 Mar 08, 19:41

  Originally posted by jr.spikey:

  That's a relief man. I always take out the battery and use ac power when at home, cause I thought it wasn't good to use battery and plug in at the same time.

  I agree with you. It  is not good to use the battery and to plug in at the same time. it will reduce the life of the battery.

  However, taking it in and out, might spoil the connecting pins of your laptop.