How can I find if the problem is with my laptops battery???

[mach04]

I have a Fujitsu laptop which I have a problem that I cant use it with battery anymore. My guess is some internal circuit problems but I am not sure.
How can I know whether I have problem with the battery to my laptop, or its just some problem with the circuit entering the battery, or maybe another cause??
The laptop is over 1 year old so I cant use its guaranty to find the problem.
thanks in advance

 

[ski]

If you have a known working spare battery, then see if it works. If it does, then the other battery is bad. If it does not, then your laptop's battery circuitry is bad.
If you do not have a spare, then have your laptop/battery shop tested. There's software that's supposed to be able to test a laptop battery's condition, but the battery must be in operation in order to test it, which is not your situation.

 

[cdogg]

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What do you mean by "can't use it with the battery anymore"? Will the laptop not turn on at all when the battery is in?

Your laptop is more than a year old, but just how old is it?

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[ArizonaGeek]

There are battery stores (at least most of the cities I've lived in) that will be able to test your battery. The one here in Arizona is called Batteries Plus and when I lived in the Washington, DC area they were around there to so I know they are a national chain.

Since your computer is at least a year old if you rarely use the battery, meaning you leave it plugged in all the time, it could be that your battery is just dead. I have a user who has a Dell Inspiron 6000 that is just about a year old and his battery won't hold a charge. Unfortunately batteries aren't covered under warranty anyway so you'd probably have to buy a new one, they run about $100.

Cheers
Rob

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