Laptop turns off when on battery power.
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Laptop turns off when on battery power.
Hello, my issue is as above, it doesnt happen on mains power though.
I read that it could be an overheating issue. This first started happening around 2 months ago, and now it only lasts around 2 mins before it turns off, subsequently ive been on mains since for 2 months.
The laptop is a Acer Aspire 5050, Ive only had a dog for 2 months so pet hair cannot be a cause of the intial powering off, and the mrs has OCD so the house is constantly clean lol.
Any help would be good before i resort to taking it appart to clean it with Compressed Air although i have no idea what im doing .
ps, It would be fair to say the laptop gets used quite a lot if that needs factoring into the probable cause. I use it for designing graphics so I usually have Outllook, Signlab, Scoobynet, eBay, Photobucket and various other Google pages open at the same time.
Thanks in advance.
Rob
I read that it could be an overheating issue. This first started happening around 2 months ago, and now it only lasts around 2 mins before it turns off, subsequently ive been on mains since for 2 months.
The laptop is a Acer Aspire 5050, Ive only had a dog for 2 months so pet hair cannot be a cause of the intial powering off, and the mrs has OCD so the house is constantly clean lol.
Any help would be good before i resort to taking it appart to clean it with Compressed Air although i have no idea what im doing .
ps, It would be fair to say the laptop gets used quite a lot if that needs factoring into the probable cause. I use it for designing graphics so I usually have Outllook, Signlab, Scoobynet, eBay, Photobucket and various other Google pages open at the same time.
Thanks in advance.
Rob
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If you have a laptop battery in use when the laptop is constantly plugged into the mains it will deteriorate its lifespan very quickly
Check you power settings in Control Panel and see what they are set to when running on battery power.
Personally I'd replace the battery
Check you power settings in Control Panel and see what they are set to when running on battery power.
Personally I'd replace the battery
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If you have a laptop battery in use when the laptop is constantly plugged into the mains it will deteriorate its lifespan very quickly
Check you power settings in Control Panel and see what they are set to when running on battery power.
Personally I'd replace the battery
Check you power settings in Control Panel and see what they are set to when running on battery power.
Personally I'd replace the battery
Battery replaced last year to a large one (protrudes out of the back of the laptop slightly with bigger 6600mAh)
Also when on battery power for a minute and the laptop has encoperated all the apps running it offers somewhere between 2.5 - 4 hours battery life. Usually when the batt is full and it turns itself off the batt is at 95% - 99% full .
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I have the same Lap top (Acer Aspire 5050) When I put the battery in the computer freezes regardless if plugged into the mains or not, runs fine just on the mains without battery fitted. I guess it just needs a new battery.
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I have an old Acer battery for this model which only last 20min a time on battery use, thus I bought this larger capacity one which last hours and hours (or did), anyway I can post you this 20min one on if you like to elliminate a possible cause mate? just a suggestion....
I was wondering if my internal charging unit is fooked, but its always 95-99% full when it turns off abruptly without warning
Still looking for suggestions before i blast it with the works air line lol
Rob
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Modern laptops stop cycling once it reaches capacity and is only used as a UPS, also LION battery's don't suffer from memory effect.
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As for UPS, I assume this is uninterupted power supply, then it wasnt a case of that. I used the laptop either on battery for long periods of on mains for long periods of a time. I rarely pligged it in for a few minutes and then battery for a few minutes.
Like i said above I use it daily for quite long periods of a time at once. If im doing somethung wrong please let me know. I thought it was good for a batt to be drained and then recharged (then laptop tunrs to mains from there on)... Sorry for my naivety.... im not experienced in the build and maintenance of laptops... I currently have 3 laptops but this is the best by far so want to stick with it even if means buying a new battery... again
Rob
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I am not sure what is up with yours, I was just saying that keeping a laptop plugged in has no effect on the battery. Once it is fully charged, the battery stops its charge cycle.
As for fully draining a (Li-ion) battery, then charging it, it makes no difference as these types of battery do not have a memory effect like a NiCd battery for instance, which do deteriorate very quickly if not fully cycled.
Give this a go..
BattStat - Battery Status monitor and power management freeware for Windows Vista/XP/2000
As for fully draining a (Li-ion) battery, then charging it, it makes no difference as these types of battery do not have a memory effect like a NiCd battery for instance, which do deteriorate very quickly if not fully cycled.
Give this a go..
BattStat - Battery Status monitor and power management freeware for Windows Vista/XP/2000
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I am not sure what is up with yours, I was just saying that keeping a laptop plugged in has no effect on the battery. Once it is fully charged, the battery stops its charge cycle.
As for fully draining a (Li-ion) battery, then charging it, it makes no difference as these types of battery do not have a memory effect like a NiCd battery for instance, which do deteriorate very quickly if not fully cycled.
Give this a go..
BattStat - Battery Status monitor and power management freeware for Windows Vista/XP/2000
As for fully draining a (Li-ion) battery, then charging it, it makes no difference as these types of battery do not have a memory effect like a NiCd battery for instance, which do deteriorate very quickly if not fully cycled.
Give this a go..
BattStat - Battery Status monitor and power management freeware for Windows Vista/XP/2000
Im no expert but the below all looks good to me
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Same Problem
I have the same problem with an Acer 5050.
You can see what I have tried here: Acer Aspire 5050 - Battery & Wireless Don't Play Nice
To sum it up...
... while plugged in, I can run fine (wireless on or off)
... with wireless disabled, I can run off battery just fine.
... with wireless enabled, the laptop immediately shuts within 10 minutes.
I loaded Notebook Hardware Control to monitor the batteries, but tomorrow I will try the software here...
My hunch tells me it's something about being on battery, and wireless, in Windows Vista or 7.
You can see what I have tried here: Acer Aspire 5050 - Battery & Wireless Don't Play Nice
To sum it up...
... while plugged in, I can run fine (wireless on or off)
... with wireless disabled, I can run off battery just fine.
... with wireless enabled, the laptop immediately shuts within 10 minutes.
I loaded Notebook Hardware Control to monitor the batteries, but tomorrow I will try the software here...
My hunch tells me it's something about being on battery, and wireless, in Windows Vista or 7.
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I have the same problem with an Acer 5050.
You can see what I have tried here: Acer Aspire 5050 - Battery & Wireless Don't Play Nice
To sum it up...
... while plugged in, I can run fine (wireless on or off)
... with wireless disabled, I can run off battery just fine.
... with wireless enabled, the laptop immediately shuts within 10 minutes.
I loaded Notebook Hardware Control to monitor the batteries, but tomorrow I will try the software here...
My hunch tells me it's something about being on battery, and wireless, in Windows Vista or 7.
You can see what I have tried here: Acer Aspire 5050 - Battery & Wireless Don't Play Nice
To sum it up...
... while plugged in, I can run fine (wireless on or off)
... with wireless disabled, I can run off battery just fine.
... with wireless enabled, the laptop immediately shuts within 10 minutes.
I loaded Notebook Hardware Control to monitor the batteries, but tomorrow I will try the software here...
My hunch tells me it's something about being on battery, and wireless, in Windows Vista or 7.
Rob
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I would say low probablility. Did any new software get installed a few months ago when it started happening?
TBH, its more likely to be a hardware issue, a microcrack in a motherboard opening up as it heats up, that kind of thing. Did you try turning the wireless off to see if that changes anything?
TBH, its more likely to be a hardware issue, a microcrack in a motherboard opening up as it heats up, that kind of thing. Did you try turning the wireless off to see if that changes anything?
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I would say low probablility. Did any new software get installed a few months ago when it started happening?
TBH, its more likely to be a hardware issue, a microcrack in a motherboard opening up as it heats up, that kind of thing. Did you try turning the wireless off to see if that changes anything?
TBH, its more likely to be a hardware issue, a microcrack in a motherboard opening up as it heats up, that kind of thing. Did you try turning the wireless off to see if that changes anything?
One strange thing though is that when i restart the laptop i dont get any warning or safe mode reboot options. I just get the general ACER screen followed by the WINDOWS load screen then my Log on screen. So its as though the the laptop was turned of correctly which it isnt as it very abrupt as though the battery has been pulled out.
Other than the wireless being automaticla turned off (not the F2 of F12 setup) and the fact that the history (passwords and cache) have been removed the laptop seems fine. The boot takes around the same time too
thanks for your input.
Rob
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