Travel Technology - Can a LiON battery completely die?

I have an extended use lithium-ion battery for my Sony Vaio laptop. I don't use it very often, but I wanted to take it on my flight from SFO to PEK on Tuesday so I could watch some movies on my laptop. I swapped it in last night and the computer indicated, "0% - charging." This morning, it was reporting exactly the same.

I was under the impression that LiON batteries don't die like this. They have a limited number of charge cycles, but I'm not anywhere near that. Worse, this is a $300 battery.

Any idea what's going on and, better still, if there's a way to kick start it?

They most certainly can die, it's usually a totally dead cell or in more complicated battery packs, it could be the internal electronics.

It could simply be so dead that it'll take longer to charge. keep it powered for another day and see what happens.

They most certainly can die, it's usually a totally dead cell or in more complicated battery packs, it could be the internal electronics.

It could simply be so dead that it'll take longer to charge. keep it powered for another day and see what happens.Thanks, Scott. I'll try it.