[H] Notebook not saving files on battery

[Steve Tomporowski]

I looked around a little bit and couldn't find anything directly 
relating to this on the net.

My buddy's daughter bought a notebook computer and suddenly I got an 
email in a panic that she couldn't save her file.  Not a lot of detail, 
but a subsequent email said that once she plugged in, she could save.

Anyone ever heard of what's happening here?  I have to get some detail 
as to what she's talking about.  I have no idea what she is seeing when 
she 'can't save'.  The operating system is Win8 but she's using Open 
Office (after I told them about Libre Office, sheesh).

Thanks...Steve