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On Sun, 16 Nov 1997 17:32:55 -0800 (PST), Paul Rubin wrote: >I've been using this 755ce for the past 1.5 hours. The battery >charge LED (left pointing triangle) is lit, but the battery charge >still reads 0% on the fuel gauge. The battery was charged last >week, and I've been using it strictly on AC power since then, so >I thought it was still charged; but when I tried turning it on >without AC, it was dead, and it still reads 0% (I'll have to log >off and reboot to see if it's taken any charge). This is a 755ce >which I just bought used, so it occurs to me I've never seen it >actually charge a battery, just verified that the LED was lit. > >Is it possible the battery has suddenly gone dead? It worked before. > That has happened on my 701 before, either when I got a new battery, or sometimes it would do that and still last another 45-60 minutes! >Can it be a simple matter of software configuration? I have power >control set to automatic for both battery and ac. > Probably not. >Can it be that the 755ce doesn't charge the battery while in use, >even though the charging LED is lit? That would mean I have to >turn off the machine to charge the battery--not good. > The 755 is very similiar to the 355 and 360 machines, so I think that it should be able to charge while in use. The 355C that I have charges while it's on, in suspend, and on. >Can it be that only certain power adapters can charge the battery? >I'm using the huge, old, 50W brick. > I doubt it. In fact, I think that 50W is sufficient for that machine. >Or is maybe something wrong with the computer? :((( Maybe it could be the temperature, humidity, or something like that. Try a complete charge and discharge and tell me what happens. Paul