Blank Sheet
Mar 13, 08, 7:11 pm
I'm having a weird problem with my usually reliable i1300. It will not run off any battery at all. I have 2 fairly new replacement batteries that have worked really well in this laptop. Here are the symptoms.
Seems to draw juice while the unit is off, battery discharges while off
Will charge the batteries back up to 100%
Laptop immediately shuts off when power is pulled.
Will not boot off the battery at all.
The IBM notebook utility will not refresh the batteries
When the power cable is pulled and you try to start it you hear this faint pulsating clicking noise. The batteries work in another i1300 laptop normally and the notebook utility refreshes fine.
I have some spare parts for the i1300 but I'm not sure what to replace at this moment. Any ideas before tear down and the voltmeter? Yes I know this unit is old but it's been a damn good laptop since we picked up a few at a lease sale.
Thanks for any help.
Seems to draw juice while the unit is off, battery discharges while off
Will charge the batteries back up to 100%
Laptop immediately shuts off when power is pulled.
Will not boot off the battery at all.
The IBM notebook utility will not refresh the batteries
When the power cable is pulled and you try to start it you hear this faint pulsating clicking noise. The batteries work in another i1300 laptop normally and the notebook utility refreshes fine.
I have some spare parts for the i1300 but I'm not sure what to replace at this moment. Any ideas before tear down and the voltmeter? Yes I know this unit is old but it's been a damn good laptop since we picked up a few at a lease sale.
Thanks for any help.