| experience the issue with the battery of the laptop | | | | physical damage you may reseat the battery back |
| that does not hold charge when the life of battery has | | | | into the notebook and connect the A/C adapter back |
| come to an end or due to a faulty battery. Before | | | | and let the battery charge for 10 - 15 minutes. |
| confirming if the problem is exactly with the battery, | | | | Now turn on the notebook by removing the A/C |
| check the A/C adapter. | | | | adapter connection and running it only on battery |
| Connect A/C adapter to an outlet power source | | | | power. |
| without using any power sources such as surge | | | | Check now, if the laptop is able to turn on and if not |
| protector. | | | | then the battery might be defective and needs to be |
| Start the notebook only with A/C power by removing | | | | replaced. The problem can occur even when the |
| battery. If the notebook is unable to boot with A/C | | | | battery life is above to end. |
| adapter, then the problem could be with A/C adapter | | | | Also update your BIOS as flashing new BIOS can |
| or with any of its connections. If the notebook fails to | | | | resolve the problem sometimes. To get a new version |
| turn on with A/C adapter connected to it, the problem | | | | of BIOS of your notebook, visit your notebook |
| might be due to the A/C adapter which needs to be | | | | manufacturer website and check the drivers page. |
| repaired or replaced but if the notebook turns on with | | | | Make sure that the BIOS available on the website is |
| A/C adapter then the problem is with battery which is | | | | the latest one as flashing a wrong one could damage |
| not able to hold charge. | | | | your notebook permanently. |
| Remove the battery and check if there is any | | | | The above steps are basic troubleshooting steps |
| damage on battery. If there are no signs of any | | | | which will help you in isolating the issue. |