Sounds like a battery issue. I had a vista laptop and after 4 years, when it was connected, it wouldn't charge and just sit there for a while. I am having current problems with my battery right now with my current laptop where it will sit there at a certain percentage for a while and when I take the battery out and put it back in and it starts charging. Now I need to save up 150 bux to get a battery from hp. Lol
www.BlindAccessTraining.com -----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Matthew C Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 07:13 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] laptop AC adapter error Hello Tom. 5 years is a very respectable age for a laptop let alone a battery for one. I think the Batteries best days are behind it. -----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Tom Vos Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 8:42 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] laptop AC adapter error My Dell laptop is about 5 years old. Recently we have been getting the error message that we have the wrong AC adapter plugged in. However, it is the same adapter that came with the machine. And it is apparent that it is feeding power to the computer, because the screen is much brighter when it is plugged in. Could this simply be a sign that the battery is weak? The computer does not last very long off the AC adapter, and sometimes won't boot up at all if it is disconnected from the adapter. Any thoughts you have would be welcome. Blessings, Tom For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
