I figure it's unlikely anyone here will come up with an answer, but this board never ceases to surprise.
Laptop started acting weird yesterday. First, it was not plugged in, but thought it was charging. Now, it will not charge even when plugged in. Fortunately it doesn't seem to be losing power as long as I leave it plugged in, just kinda stuck at 58%.
Tried searching for updated drivers. Restarting. Doing a trick of holding down power button for an extended period. Uninstalled and reinstalled battery drivers.
It's a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme gen 3. Running Windows 11. Several years old and out of warranty.
Any ideas or resources to direct me to? Do I just need to take this to someplace to get fixed?
Should I take the bottom of the case off and look for obvious damage to the battery?
Have you checked for an updated BIOS for it?
Could also remove the battery and make sure the connections are good.
GPz11 (Forum Supporter) said:
Have you checked for an updated BIOS for it?
I have not.
Edit: There is a BIOS update.
Could also remove the battery and make sure the connections are good.
Battery is internal. I'll need to open up the case to get to it.
Most likely the battery is going. We kept a dell running in that mode for many years, great for streaming in the exercise room. If you want to fix it invest in a replacement battery and watch a few videos onhow to open it without breaking any tabs. While in there you can vacuum out all the dust, never hurts.
Don't be too hasty to update the BIOS right now, a power cut in the middle of the update could brick the laptop.
Do check the battery for bulging or other damage, this sounds like a battery problem. If the battery is easily removable, also see how the laptop runs with no battery installed.
GPz11 (Forum Supporter) said:
Have you checked for an updated BIOS for it?
Updating BIOS and restarting now has the battery charging.
Will still open up the laptop when I get home and inspect the batter to be certain it isn't bulging or anything.
Oh, you'd know if it was bulging.
You would physically see the laptop case deforming.
In reply to GPz11 (Forum Supporter) :
It is not bulging or becoming concerningly warm or anything.
GPz11 (Forum Supporter) said:
Oh, you'd know if it was bulging.
You would physically see the laptop case deforming.
You wouldn't necessarily notice it on the outside, unless it's really bad. All devices are engineered to leave some room for battery swelling, or else you have a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 situation. I had a laptop where the battery was accessible through a door, when the battery swole it wasn't visible from the outside, it was just pressed tightly against the door. On the other hand I finally threw out my old Treo 180 this year, the battery had totally chestbursted through the back of it.
