Problem with Laptop Battery

[ZowieHowie]

One of my friends is going to sell me her old laptop. Its an HP n3250. While testing it, I noticed that the icon in the taskbar showed that the battery was charging (and was 10% charged at that time). I let the battery charge for another 5 hours, but the computer will not turn on without the AC adaptor. After 5 hours, the battery icon still says charging, and it still has a 10% charge. Any ideas what could be wrong or what I can do to revive this battery?

 

[ZowieHowie]

anybody?

 

[HappyPuppy]

Most likely it has a bad battery. It is also possible that the charging circuit on the motherboard is faulty.

 

[whuang]

Agree with Happy.

Primary Battery Pack for Hewlett Packard Pavilion N3250

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"Things you should know about the Battery..."
"Battery rating: Volts and mAh "
"NiCad, NiMH, or Li-Ion? "
"Diagnostics for the new battery if it'd not work "
"Frequent Asked Questions "

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