Laptop dies when AC outlet is turned off.
My laptop is plugged into a GE surge protected electrical outlet strip. The laptop battery is charged. The laptop will run more than 1/2 hour on the battery. If I unplug the AC power cord direct at ...
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scbwr wrote:
If you are flipping the switch on the strip, but leaving the computer plugged in, it sounds as though the computer still registers that it is plugged in and doesn't flip to battery power. If you unplug the computer, it goes to battery power...yes?
This is what I am doing.
scbwr wrote:
And, if you only get 1/2 hour of power on the battery, I think you probably need a new battery.
I can get over an hour from the battery. I stated the 1/2 hour so the reader would know the battery was not dead.
