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  • IamPritesh
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Aug 2017
    • 354
    • India
    #1

    Charging Section - Some basic Questions

    So I have more than a couple of Laptops that have this strange charging issue.. When I plug in the adpater, it starts to charge for like 20-30 seconds( Shows animation of battery filling up on the extreme right taskbar). But then the animation of charging the the battery stops . Now when you click on the battery icon , it says plugged in and charging. But the percentage does not increase at all.
    So my question is , what is the safest method to troubleshoot the charging section ..

    For example 1. Check battery connector 2.Bios 3. Check Voltage on X pin of charging IC or Check voltage on XYZ mosfet

    I understand everyone is busy , but your expertise can be really helpful to many of us.
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    • classicandy
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Apr 2018
      • 308
      • Nigeria
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      Re: Charging Section - Some basic Questions

      Originally posted by IamPritesh
      So I have more than a couple of Laptops that have this strange charging issue.. When I plug in the adpater, it starts to charge for like 20-30 seconds( Shows animation of battery filling up on the extreme right taskbar). But then the animation of charging the the battery stops . Now when you click on the battery icon , it says plugged in and charging. But the percentage does not increase at all.
      So my question is , what is the safest method to troubleshoot the charging section ..

      For example 1. Check battery connector 2.Bios 3. Check Voltage on X pin of charging IC or Check voltage on XYZ mosfet

      I understand everyone is busy , but your expertise can be really helpful to many of us.
      The name & model of the laptops in question would also help in prescribing a solution for you.

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        • piernov
          Super Moderator
          • Jan 2016
          • 4435
          • France
          #3
          Re: Charging Section - Some basic Questions

          Usually that would be a bad battery rather than a motherboard problem.
          OpenBoardView — https://github.com/OpenBoardView/OpenBoardView

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            • brew99
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2019
              • 132
              • Canada
              #4
              Re: Charging Section - Some basic Questions

              I had this exact same symptom when I was trying to replace the charging IC on an Asus. It ended up being that it wasn't completely soldered correctly on all pins. Might want to replace the charging IC if the battery proves OK

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                • kodox
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                  • Jul 2017
                  • 322
                  • Indonesia
                  #5
                  Re: Charging Section - Some basic Questions

                  i always use HWMonitor from cpuid.com, it contains battery information. you can download it here https://www.cpuid.com/downloads/hwmo...nitor_1.40.exe

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