Plugged In, Not Charging - Windows Vista + Laptop



June 30, 2007 – 3:47 pm | by gaulardcom



I noticed a while ago that whenever I turn on my BRAND NEW HP laptop, the battery indicator say something like, 83%. I say to myself, “What the heck is that about? This laptop is brand new and the battery was charged to 100% when I used it last.”

Today, when I turned the laptop on, it said, “Plugged in, not charging” and the power read 8%. I thought that was odd, because it was around 80% when I turned it off. Is there something draining the battery when I am not using it? That’s really not cool. I mean, I haven’t turned the laptop on for a few weeks, but that’s no excuse to drain the battery.

Today, I looked up the “Plugged in, not charging” phrase in Google and a few good results showed up. Apparently, there are quite a few people that are having similar issues with their laptops when Windows Vista is installed.

When the laptop was on, I noticed the little lightening bolt was blinking. I read that if you unplug and then re-plug in the power cord, the battery will start charging again. Well, I had to turn the computer off first, before I unplugged the power cord, because if I just unplugged it, the computer would go dead.

What is going on? Is this a Windows Vista power management bug? Does it have anything to do with power management at all or just that the people at Microsoft who created Vista don’t work on laptops?

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  1. 171 Responses to “Plugged In, Not Charging - Windows Vista + Laptop”

  2. By kaysays on Jul 5, 2007 | Reply

    Try restarting your computer. That was my problem when it wasn’t charging.

  3. By Chris on Jul 7, 2007 | Reply

    im having the same problem. when i restarted my laptop, it took me a while to get it charging again. a couple of hours later it stopped charging again

  4. By raymond on Jul 7, 2007 | Reply

    my dv6000t sometimes does that too (plugged in, not charging), when battery rate is about 12% below and tries to charge it, it says “plugged in, not charging” but resumes charging after a couple of minutes. Is yours same?

  5. By gaulardcom on Jul 7, 2007 | Reply

    In my case, the battery said “Plugged in, not charging” and read 8%. I couldn’t unplug it like I read somewhere, because the laptop would shut off immediately.

    I got it to charge again by shutting the computer down and unplugging the charger. Then, I plugged the charger in again and started up the laptop. It worked that time and I let it charge to 100%.

  6. By Samuel on Jul 8, 2007 | Reply

    ya, same situation here
    Plugged in, not charging
    If you are using a laptop, don’t worry
    usually this thing only appear when your battery was under 12%
    The system need time to balance the battery
    so you might shut down your computer for like 5 mins with your AC plugged
    then turn it on again, everything will be fine @@

  7. By raymond on Jul 12, 2007 | Reply

    samuel, so this thing is normal? i am sick of thinking that my batt / laptop has a problem since my dv6000t is just a month old. =)

  8. By raymond on Jul 12, 2007 | Reply

    btw, what is your laptop sam?

  9. By Jared on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply

    my DV6000 just started to do the same and i can not get it to start charging again. An help would be most greatful.

  10. By Pete on Jul 16, 2007 | Reply

    I’ve got the same problem too, the battery doesn’t charge, we’ve already tried changing everything, power supply etc, including the laptop itself, switching the harddrive over. Still not working. We’ve checked all the power settings inside the laptop too, and they’re how they should be. Running out of ideas

  11. By gaulardcom on Jul 16, 2007 | Reply

    Ok, obviously this is a big problem. I wrote this post not too long ago and received a bunch of comments. I think it may be a Windows Vista bug. Does everyone here have Windows Vista?

    Any word on a patch?

  12. By Frank on Jul 17, 2007 | Reply

    “Plugged In, Not Charging” seams to be a very big problem with WINDOW VISTA, i have come past this problem twice, the first time i just refreshed the power setting that did the thing, now it has happend again and what ever i do nothing happens, any soultions.

    Regards Frank

  13. By raymond on Jul 17, 2007 | Reply

    Mine is DV6000T running Vista Ultimate, try charging above 15% battery power and check if still does it.

  14. By raymond on Jul 18, 2007 | Reply

    Any of you guys tried running with Windows XP just to check if it’s just Vista giving us that problem.

  15. By raymond on Jul 18, 2007 | Reply

    btw, when AC is plugged and it says “plugged in, not charging”, does the battery still drains or acts like it’s plugged (battery power stays the same)?

  16. By gaulardcom on Jul 18, 2007 | Reply

    In my case, the battery didn’t drain. The laptop was just pulling power from the AC cord.

  17. By raymond on Jul 19, 2007 | Reply

    same here gaulardcom.

  18. By raymond on Jul 23, 2007 | Reply

    Update:

    tried installing windows xp, ive crossed the same problem, my lappy doesn’t charge for a couple of minutes but resumes afterwards. HP battery check even tells me my battery should be replaced (AC plugged, not charging) then tells me that is good when it starts charging. now, what is this all about HP?

  19. By Art on Jul 26, 2007 | Reply

    I had the exact same problem with my new hp dv6000, i contacted hp help support and they told me to install and updated bios (didn’t fix it), and to callibrate the battery (didn’t work either). so far i haven’t found a fix either, i’m looking at just taking my computer back and getting a different brand. obtw, i too have vista home premium. i checked vista support on microsoft.com and they have no fixes.

  20. By Anthony on Jul 26, 2007 | Reply

    It’s not just an HP thing. I just noticed today that my brand new Lenovo N200 laptop is doing the same thing. It’s stuck at 95% right now, I haven’t drained it yet to see if that changes. Unplug/replug and restart did not fix it. I’m using Vista Home Premium.

  21. By Anthony on Jul 26, 2007 | Reply

    OK, just stumbled across this online.

    Seems some people think it is a feature to prevent overcharging. This makes sense if it doesn’t charge when the battery is already in the 90% range (as mine is), but I have no idea why it would refuse to charge a battery in the 15% range as mentioned above. Maybe that “balancing” issue?

  22. By raymond on Jul 26, 2007 | Reply

    @art,
    Have you tried hooking up a different battery? I’m bringing my laptop with me today to HP service center here in the philippines. I’ll update you guys with the findings.

  23. By Adam on Jul 26, 2007 | Reply

    Zomg, i have a dv6000 and about 20 minutes ago i wanted to look somethin up so grabbed laptop which had been plugged in for about a day… unplugged it and opened it to get outa sleep… came out of sleep then immediately died O_O. then i go to plug it in then start back up, says 0% available (plugged in, not charging) .. :( wtfz0r is going. sounds like a hp prob. any solutions so far?

  24. By raymond on Jul 27, 2007 | Reply

    Adam,
    How old is yor dv6000? i brought my laptop a while ago at HP service center here in the phils to be diagnosed. They told me they would call me up in a week. I’ll keep you guys posted.

  25. By Sandip Bhattacharya on Jul 29, 2007 | Reply

    Check the battery meter help in vista. Search for the page titled “Battery meter: frequently asked questions”. Look for the answer to the question “Why does the battery icon keep changing?”. The explanation given for the battery state “plugged in, not charging” state is given thus:

    While the battery is charging, the battery icon fills at 10 percent increments. If the battery icon is not filling, the battery may not be reporting a charging state. If your mobile PC is plugged in for a long time and the battery level remains low, there may be a problem with your computer hardware. If you have an older battery, it may be fully charged, but the full charge doesn’t appear as 100 percent.

    Seems like some issue in the interface between battery and bios to me.

  26. By Adam on Jul 29, 2007 | Reply

    Ive only had my dv6000 for about a month, i just dont get how it used to charge fine and now it dont :(, maybeee the other day was the first time i let it completely run out of battery power and it died and now vista has a problem with it? Or is this a hp thing?

  27. By Adam on Jul 30, 2007 | Reply

    I also left a thread on the hp support forum thing but, dont think anybody really uses them :(

  28. By Adam on Jul 30, 2007 | Reply

    Yes ive also tried updating the bios, nothing.. im actually on a live chat with a hp rep so lets see what i get out of it, will post

  29. By Adam on Jul 30, 2007 | Reply

    ok im not sure what i did exactly but im now it is charging and acting normal,.. this is what i did.> i did a series of taking the battery out and plugging/unplugging the powercord… while the battery was out and cord was unplugged i did a “powerdrain” which is done by holding the power button for about a minute. after that i put the battery back in and plugged cord back in and waited for about 5-10 minutes. the charge light is now staying on instead of blinking :D!! so now i boot up and its acting normal again.. only took me about a week anda half to figure it out but now it works, not exactly what made it start working again.. but it is. Funny thing is, i would do a hp battery health check and when it was doing the not charging thing,.. it would say it needed to be replaced. But now it says the battery is fine … strange,. STILL no confirmation on whats causing this problem tho.

  30. By Jeremy on Aug 1, 2007 | Reply

    I have the hp tx1120us “tablet” with exact problem except my power is stuck at 0% with same message. Charging overnight was no help. I’ll try the battery in/ out/ drain/ charge routine to check.

  31. By DT on Aug 3, 2007 | Reply

    I have the HP Pavillion dv6000. Same problem. I can get it to work by removing then replacing the battery while it is on and plugged in. At the same time I randomly change between my three available power settings. No real logic behind it, but after about three or four attempts it will begin charging. I have to go through this quite often. Not real happy with my purchase……….

  32. By MEDEL514 on Aug 3, 2007 | Reply

    Yeah, same prob here too, HP dv6000 with VISTA. I left mine plugged in all night and woke up this morning with 45%, which was what it was at when i went to bed…

  33. By Ed on Aug 4, 2007 | Reply

    my old HP compaq nx7000 very recently started doing the same thing (maybe as of 3 days ago).. it’s getting to be really annoying because it will charge fine if i turn the computer off, but no luck while it’s plugged in

  34. By Anil on Aug 6, 2007 | Reply

    I have a dell laptop. Recently upgraded from windows xp to windows vista business. This started me giving problems. I am getting the error 5% avaiable (plugged in not charging). If I remove the powercord the computer is dead. I tried retaining the powercord for 24hrs though the laptop is switched off. Any pointers??

    Thanks in advance!!!

  35. By Cai on Aug 6, 2007 | Reply

    REAL ANSWER - There was a BIOS issue with Vista, download the updated version.

  36. By Jim on Aug 6, 2007 | Reply

    I have an HP dv6000 and experienced the “plugged in, not charging problem”, too.
    I shut the laptop off,unplugged it, took out the battery and then plugged it back in. I then re-inserted the battery and waited about 10-20 minutes for the battery to start charging and it appears to be working now.

  37. By michael.prescott on Aug 6, 2007 | Reply

    I’ve got a hp dv1439us, same problem.

  38. By Matt on Aug 7, 2007 | Reply

    Where can i download the updated version of vista?

  39. By Brandon S on Aug 7, 2007 | Reply

    I am having the same problem with a brand new HP TX1220us tablet/notebook. The power supply does not provide any power at all to the laptop. It does, however, supply power to my xb3000 base station (saving my life right now). I even have another poer supply but I suspect that it is also defective - so much for QC.

    Read the forum, and upgraded the BIOS to F.14, didn’t work…

    Tried unplugging and waiting like another posted suggested, didn’t work…

    Tried the power reset (holding power button in on position, didn’t work…

    Called HP and spoke a a pleanant Indian fellow and we did all the same tests. Along with the battery test which fdailed because I couldn’t get the AC adpater to power the laptop.

    They conclude that it is a faulty AC adapter. I am not so sure, they are sending a new one and I will let you all know how it goes.

    If anyone else figures out what is really the problem please post.

    Frustrated in Los Angeles… :-(

  40. By Brandon S on Aug 7, 2007 | Reply

    I’ve been searching the wbe and found some posts on similar issues related to the “Microsoft AC Adapter” hardware driver.

    I have tried to disable the driver and that just makes the system think it is running on battery withour and power connection. I am hesitant to uninstall the driver as I don’t have that much battery power left to reinstall if I need to.

    Anyone try this course of action?

  41. By Liz on Aug 8, 2007 | Reply

    I was glad to see that this is an issue for others. I have a new Acer and am experiencing the same “plugged in and not charging” message. I have tried the various remedies listed above, to no avail.

    Acer is sending a new battery, as they state they haven’t heard of battery problems with Vista. (Hmmm) So, hopefully, it is a bad battery but from the list it seems that it is Vista. I amhoping for the battery just to start working again, as others have.

  42. By Brandon S on Aug 8, 2007 | Reply

    Yesterday while doing all the testing, we ran a ‘Battery Health Check’ while plugged into the base station (this is not ideal since the test requires that it be attached to the AC adpater, which wasn’t being recongized. The test indicated that my battery needed replacing - not lkely since it is brand new.

    This morning, after leaving the laptop plugged in on the base station (via expansion port), the battery seems to have fully charged.

    I reran the battery health test and now it says that the battery is ‘healthy’.

    Seems to me that there is something doing with the Microsoft AC adapter driver or along those lines.

  43. By raymond on Aug 8, 2007 | Reply

    Are you guys having the same problem like mine? I get delays after plugging the AC like 5-10mins before it starts charging or yours aren’t charging totally?

  44. By Craig on Aug 8, 2007 | Reply

    I have the same problem with my HP Pavillion dv6000. It is stuck at 0% and says plugged in, not charging. I contacted HP Support live chat and they told me to update BIOS, reinstall power mangement, and to try draining my battery. Nothing worked and they say they are going to ship me a new one free of charge.

  45. By Brandon S on Aug 8, 2007 | Reply

    Update:

    It seems that the battery now will fully charge when attached to the base station. The ‘lightning bolt’ stays lit until its charged. But still no love from the AC adapter.

    I spent some time with HP support and still no real resolution to the problem. This time we re-ran the ‘Pweer Drain” fix - this did nothing.

    Next, we ‘uninstalled’ the MIcrosoft AC Adapter driver. The driver automatically reinstalls itself on the next restart.

    Still same problem - no power from AC adapter when plugged into the socket. It will power and charge from the base station though.

    Still frustrated….

  46. By Brandon S on Aug 8, 2007 | Reply

    Craig,
    Are they sending you a whole new battery, AC power cable or notebook?
    Brandon

  47. By Easton on Aug 9, 2007 | Reply

    Wow. I have a brand new laptop from Cyberpowerpc.com, Windows Vista. I’m having the same exact trouble. Won’t charge. It’s stuck at 4% and is saying ‘plugged in, not charging’. Ima call Microsoft tomorrow. Along with my computer manufacturer.

  48. By Tim on Aug 9, 2007 | Reply

    I have this same problem on my Compaq/HP R3000z using Vista.

    It has to be something Vista is doing wrong. Real nice of Microsoft to take their sweet time coming out with SP1 for Vista. I may have to install XP on my Laptop again.

  49. By Brandon S on Aug 9, 2007 | Reply

    Update,

    HP Clains that it is a problem with the actual AC adpater, They are sending a new adapter to me and I will give it a whirl. Willpost results as I get them.

    Getting into a murdurous rage in L.A.

  50. By Joe on Aug 9, 2007 | Reply

    Same problem here with HP dv6000. My battery is at 0% and the charge light just keeps blinking. I unplugged it and held the power button in until the blinking stopped(was about a minute)I then plugged it in again and waited about 15 min and it started to charge. I just wonder how often I will have to do this.

  51. By Brandon S on Aug 9, 2007 | Reply

    Well, just as I expected, the replacement AC adapter made absolutely no difference. It is either a hardware issue or something with VISTA. Back to HP support for another round.

  52. By Brandon S on Aug 9, 2007 | Reply

    I have finally had it - I am going to exchange the laptop for a band new one - HP Support Sucks @$$. At CompUSA stands behind the product.

  53. By Travis on Aug 11, 2007 | Reply

    Here is what I did.
    I removed the battery on my DV9000. (see end)
    then it said unknown source.
    i put it back in and it said plugged in,charging! and it was!

    How to remove a battery.
    im not sure this is how you do with all HP’s but on the bottom, there should be a little switch. you move it over and push it in. TADA ITS OUT.

  54. By Brandon S on Aug 11, 2007 | Reply

    Wish it was a simple as taking out the battery - tried that and every combination of that with power on and off, plugged in and out, etc.

    I just got a replacement laptop and so far (fingers crossed) the system is stable and charging. Thanks to CompUSA. Replaced the laptop with very little hassle. HP and/or Microsoft on the other hand needs to learn how to stand behind thier products.

  55. By David C on Aug 12, 2007 | Reply

    I have a HP nc6400 (3 weeks old), and I was experiencing this as well. Battery was at 2% remaining, plugged in, not charging. I also noticed that the charge light was not coming on, even when the computer was off.

    I tried everything mentioned so far. I ended up doing a system restore all the way back to before I had any windows updates installed. Rebooted, waited about 2 minutes and boom, it started charging again. Now its behaving as it should: charging both when the computer is on and off - all the way to 100%.

    I’m not sure why this worked, but perhaps one of the windows updates screwed with some setting somewhere which caused this. –just a quick poll, how many of you with this problem are running the intel pro/wireless 3945ABG wireless adaptor, or have computers running the intel 945GM chipset. — these are two items that Vista has updated drivers for. Maybe there is a connection. (I decided ths time not to install these updates, and so far so good)

  56. By gaulardcom on Aug 12, 2007 | Reply

    Just to let you know, I haven’t downloaded any Windows updates and I was having this problem. I was working on it last night and it charged fine, but I am not sure if the upgrades are causing this.

  57. By Andrew on Aug 15, 2007 | Reply

    My sister’s HP dv6000 said “Plugged in, not charging.” I didn’t have the problem on my computer, but I had a custom power plan. I made on my sister’s computer and it’s charging fine now.

  58. By jeanelle on Aug 17, 2007 | Reply

    hi there, i have a new inspiron 1501 and it says plugged in but not charging, its been like this for a few days. It is almost dead, can you help me with this?

  59. By ane on Aug 19, 2007 | Reply

    I have the problem, “Plugged In, Not Charging” and stuck at 0%! So, is there any generic solution. It sounds confusing what works to someone, it doesn’t for another. That is really frustrating!
    Seek advice, thanx.

  60. By ane on Aug 19, 2007 | Reply

    I got it fixed. Here is what i did:
    I took out the battery, and hooked the AC adapter (without the battery) and then put the battery back.
    All of a sudden, it started charging and now i checked (after a couple of hours of charging) it, it is 97% charged and (hopefully) charging.
    thanx anyways for all the clues

  61. By Mhoward on Aug 19, 2007 | Reply

    Does anyone else that has experienced this problem also charge some sort of external device with the laptop? For example I have a Motorola cell phone that I charge via the USB port. This is now the second laptop with this problem in less than 2 months and my previous laptop had been in service for several years. I had been running Vista on my old laptop for nearly 6 months before I got my current phone…. is there a connection?

  62. By lee on Aug 20, 2007 | Reply

    @mhoward

    possibly , i have this problem and has only happened since i started charging a psp via usb.

  63. By joe c on Aug 21, 2007 | Reply

    ya calm down people, an easy fix, just take the battery out and put it back in 2-3 times till it starts charging again

  64. By Jeff on Aug 22, 2007 | Reply

    Thanks for the tips. I have an HP dv6000 w/ Vista and have been experiencing the same problem as everyone else. I popped the battery out while leaving the AC adapter plugged in and the computer on. It started charging again… hopefully it continues to charge. Not sure if its Vista or HP but I gotta say that I havent been impressed with Vista so far.

  65. By Simon on Aug 22, 2007 | Reply

    My Compaq battery test software says no battery present but also says 74% charged!!!

  66. By Melissa on Aug 22, 2007 | Reply

    A similar approach here. I bought an HP dv6406nr at Best Buy and 3 weeks into it started having this same issue after I let the battery drain once. After multiple tries of the various suggestions, here’s what worked for me:

    (1) Turn on computer w/ AC plugged in like always.
    (2) Remove battery (keeping AC adapter plugged in).
    (3) Shutdown computer.
    (4) Replace battery.
    (5) Wait a few minutes, and the lightning bolt icon which has usually been only flashing is now a steady blue while it charges the laptop, then turns off when the battery’s at 100%

    What the heck is going on with all this?!? AC adapter? Battery? I don’t know, but I can tell you that a few days ago I called HP for a new battery, they said they’d get one out to me, then I got a call today saying it was going to take a week or so since they’re having a lot of requests similar to mine. Not cool.

  67. By Laura on Aug 22, 2007 | Reply

    Well, I typed “computer plugged in but not charging” into google and look what came up?

    I have the exact same issue, exact same computer (dv6000), and Vista. This computer is about five months old. I’ve been removing the battery and rebooting like crazy. No improvement. My battery is stuck at 50%.

    This is making me very unhappy; I move this thing around a lot (hence why I have a laptop…) and it will be close to unusable without a battery. Sigh.

    This isn’t the only problem I have. I also get blue screen errors very often. So far, I’m not exactly impressed with Vista.

    This very computer was sent as a replacement, so I don’t have high hopes that they’ll be willing to send me another one. Great.

  68. By Roger on Aug 23, 2007 | Reply

    I am working on the same problem with a friend’s laptop (HP dv6258se). I tried the power down-remove battery-power up-insert battery. And for a minute it started to charge, and then it stoped and went back to the plugged in but not charging status. Something tells me there its vista not hardware. Gonna try again, but its becoming pretty fustrating

  69. By Asher on Aug 24, 2007 | Reply

    Hey everyone, I started having the same problem as everyone here since about 2 days ago I think x_x for example, when I notice that my battery is low (below 15% life left) I proceed to plug it in to charge, however when I do so the little battery icon says, of course, “plugged in, not charging” but after waiting about 10 min. it will beging charging, so I dont know exactly what to say. anyway, from what ive read online there are indeed many other topics and discussions about this, and I beleive all of these (or at least most) people were Vista users. so…I think, based on what ive seen, that this problem is some sort of Vista problem/bug, I dunno for sure though. if anyone has any ideas or info on a fix for this, it would be greatly appriceated. Thanks.

  70. By Asher on Aug 24, 2007 | Reply

    oh, I forgot to mention that I have a Presario F500 if it matters.

  71. By Subhabrata on Aug 25, 2007 | Reply

    Same here - and its a brand new laptop runing on Windows Vista. Any definitive solution?

  72. By kristian on Aug 26, 2007 | Reply

    I also have a BRAND NEW Presario F500 with Vista, it is stuck on 0%, plugged in not charging.
    Im just about to try pulling the battery but Im not going to put up with pulling the battery in and out all the time- not good enough for a brand new computer if you ask me.

  73. By daniela on Aug 27, 2007 | Reply

    i have the same exact roblem with my laptop the windows vista.. its plugged in and it always says plugged in, not charging. Im so frustarted because nothing i do seems to help. Ive tried plulling out the cord and putting it back in but nothing seems to work. If anyone knows a soultion that would be great.

  74. By Edgar on Aug 27, 2007 | Reply

    I have the same problem. I have an Hp Dv6000. It happens every once in a while. I plug in the A/C and the battery icon reads ” Pluggled in, not charging.” It’s an easy fix for me. All I do is remove the battery and insert it and it starts charging again. It’s really annoying. It started happening when I got updates from Windows Vista. I’m guessing their at fault.

  75. By lauren on Aug 27, 2007 | Reply

    Same fix as a few others worked for me. while pc is still plugged in an on- remove the battery- let it recognize that no battery is attached, then replace the battery. after a few seconds it began charging. very excited. this seems to be a vista issue, not the issue of any one pc manufacturer.

  76. By Andrei on Aug 28, 2007 | Reply

    Well, i have the same problem, took the battery with note on, and put it again, restart.

  77. By Broca on Aug 28, 2007 | Reply

    Hi everyone,
    With me the same problem,I fixed IT!
    I just let my hp plugged and remove the battery wait 2 min and put the battery back, so now it working normaly!
    tks

  78. By Charles on Aug 28, 2007 | Reply

    I have the same problem with my HP dv6000 series laptop. I bought this 2 months ago and a few days ago, it also tells me “plugged in battery not charging” I tried everything and even waiting does not work. I even called HP Support and they told me to unplugit, remove the battery, reset by holding the power on button down for 30 seconds and nothing has worked. THey also checked the battery which initially said it was bad but after holding down the power on buttone for 30 seconds, it fixed that and said the battery was good. THey are now sending me a new battery which I imagine won’t work either. How come HP and Microsoft haven’t figured this out yet????? My laptop is totally useless without plugging it in.

  79. By Jamie on Aug 28, 2007 | Reply

    I had the same problem but while I was reading these posts I checked again and it changed to saying Plugged In, Charging. So maybe just try leaving it alone for a bit if that doesn’t work try contacting HP the have the 24/7 help and online chat with tech’s.

  80. By Corrinnne on Aug 29, 2007 | Reply

    Hi, Been reading this feed, so helpful, finally the battery started to charge after removing and putting it back, thought i was going to throw it out the window v frustrating!
    Thanks so much for the advice!
    I’ve got a presario F500 !

  81. By billy on Aug 29, 2007 | Reply

    exact same problem tried everything only i’m using a dell latitude d610 :S

  82. By billy on Aug 29, 2007 | Reply

    same problem exept i’m using a dell latitude d610 and ive tried everything on this website and still nothing

  83. By Bob Brown on Aug 29, 2007 | Reply

    Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your cryptic and almost unreal solution worked perfectly!!!!

  84. By frank on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply

    I have the same problem on my new hp dv6000 series running Vista Home Premium, but have not let power run down enough to experience a failure, but have noticed that power drains very quickly (under an hour). Has anyone sent this complaint to a magazinelike PC Magazine or PC World. Maybe they can apply pressure that we can’t.

  85. By JamesM on Sep 1, 2007 | Reply

    We just got this problem about 10 minutes ago on the Pavilion dv6000 running Vista Home Premium. My brother was using it and he didn’t plug it in correctly and it ran to 0%.

    We tried turning it off and on but it didn’t work. I followed gaulardcoms advice (July 7th, 4 posts from top) and unplugged it and plugged it into a different mains, left it off for 5 minutes and turned it on and it was fixed. Now leaving it to charge to 100%.

  86. By DaSaab on Sep 1, 2007 | Reply

    Ok last night i didnt charge my battery and it died its at 0% and i left this morning i woke up and put it on charge so i put it on charge and its been stuck at 0% not charging for liek hours now and this laptop is about 2weeks old.. its dv6000 series dv6337us to be exact

  87. By Lill on Sep 1, 2007 | Reply

    Nothing of the above worked for me on my brand new Sony Vaio VGN-CR120 EL. Battery got stuck on 51% (Plugged In, Not Charging)after i updated Vista Home Premium. Then I tried the following:

    1 Shut the laptop down completely.
    2 Removed the battery and the A/C cord.
    3 Pushed the Power button
    4 Mounted the battery and the A/C cord.
    5 The battery indicator showed charging light.
    6 Waited 5 minutes and then switched the laptop on. As soon as I was logged in the charging light stopped blinking. The battery had gained a few % power.

    Repeated point 1-5 and waited till the indicator stopped blinking. In Vista it now showes 87% and that’s all I can get.

  88. By Lill on Sep 2, 2007 | Reply

    This clearly shows that Vista is the factor that makes the battery charging fail. My computer, just a few hours used, showed 100%
    battery until I updated Vista.

    I’ll buy another harddrive as soon as possible and install windows XP. Hopefully the battery then will charge 100%. I’ll be very disappointed if Vista damaged my battery so that it just ccarges up to 88%.

    I think it’s a problem that Microsoft makes it so very hard to see what the updates changes. Futhermore it’s a problem that Microsoft blames the hardware and nothing else.

  89. By alleycat on Sep 2, 2007 | Reply

    I have a Compaq F560us with vista and having same problems. What I did was removed the battery with vista running, system tray said there was no battery, then popped the battery back in, vista running, and then recognized the battery, and now plugged in an charging. Battery light switched from flashing to a solid light. Go figure…

  90. By jj raheem on Sep 2, 2007 | Reply

    have an hp dv6000 and had the 0% not charging problem. did as adam described and the problem has been fixed - for now.

  91. By Paul on Sep 2, 2007 | Reply

    I have a 4 month old HP DV6000 laptop, Vista, and the 0% battery problem. Vista shows “Plugged in, not charging”. The solution I use is similar to what has already been mentioned:

    1. Turn off the laptop
    2. Remove the battery and AC connection.
    3. Hold the power button for 1 minute to drain any remaining charges on the circuit board.
    4. Install the battery
    5. Plug in to AC power. Do not power up the laptop! The charge light should now be solid, not flashing.
    6. Allow the laptop to charge for a couple of hours.

    My theory is that Vista will not allow recharge on a dead battery. However, doing via hardware, as described above seems to solve the problem. It would probably be best not to completely discharge the battery before recharging again.

  92. By lal2018 on Sep 4, 2007 | Reply

    Roger, I have the smae laptop: HP Pavillion dv6258se with the battery drained, 0% would not charge and only works off AC. Infuriating for a new laptop! I am running XP & Linux Ubuntu. I ditched Vista! Will be moving fully to Linux as I learn more about it. I followed Adam’s post on Jul 30, 2007 to the letter and so far the lightening-bolt light has remained on blue…meaning it’s charging. Make sure you switch off the laptop, take out the battery, disconnect the power cable and leave it for 5 mins. Do the “powerdrain” by pressing the power button down for a good minute or more, then reconnect the battery, (run the powerdrain again for good measure, then reconnect the power cable. Seems to have done the trick…for now. Shame on HP. In the future I am going back to IBM for my hardware and moving to Linux Ubuntu for my desktop. Vista is too instrusive, a security nightmere and just doesn’t work.

  93. By Steve on Sep 10, 2007 | Reply

    We have the same problem with the same laptop. Contacted HP saying we need to remove te battery while working on AC-power, and replacing the battery after a few minutes. Everything works normally agian.

    Don’t really know if it’s a Vista problem, I’m fully testing this laptop, because it came back to us 2 times from a unsatisfied customer…

  94. By Wayne on Sep 12, 2007 | Reply

    I bought a compaq f504 which had this problem straight out of the box, I returned it and got the replacement yesterday with exactly the same fault again! HP are sending out a new battery, but I can’t wait to get home and try the fixes mentioned - hopefully I am going to end up with a free spare battery as some compensation for all the hassle.

  95. By Matt on Sep 16, 2007 | Reply

    I have a brand new Vaio VF Series, I experienced the same exact problem with mine reading ” Plugged in, not charging” at 4%. I resolved that, by removing the battery while the laptop is running on AC, and then putting in the battery back! Et Voila!The battery went up to read 100%.

  96. By IoaN on Sep 18, 2007 | Reply

    I have a brand new HP dv6500 Special Edition.
    The problem: first I’we runed it battery already was like 10% left, cause I used it in anothe dv6500 laptop(cope of mine). And Starting from my first run it doesn’t charges at all. In any state: when my lapton is plugged in it says “plugged in, not charging”. And no blue light on batery charching indicator displayed. When I turn off my laptop the indicator stays “dark”. It doesn’t charges even when it turned off.
    BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it completely charges on another twin of this laptop(I’ve odered 2 equal laptops). Didn’t try “drain”. Will try today.

  97. By VanMan on Sep 19, 2007 | Reply

    hey guys i have been having the same problem as everyone else with my brand new hp pavillion laptop for about 2 weeks.(plugged in not charging) I think i have fixed mine. Heres what i did.

    1. I shutdown and then i left the ac plugged in and took out the battery and put it back in.
    2. then I let it charge until the charge light turned off.
    3. I then started it up in safe mode.
    4. Once it booted up i reseated the battery once again with the ac in.
    5. I then restarted it in regular mode and now everything seems to be working.

    I hope this helps because i know how frustrating this problem is.

  98. By pedeyw on Sep 19, 2007 | Reply

    I have exactly the same problem with my compaq v6340eu. I followed lal2018’s solution and (fingers crossed) it seems to have worked. I’m also running vista, my notebooks only 3 weeks old! bought, went on holiday (leaving it at home). Turned it on today and it said 0 power plugged in not charging. microsoft SERIOUSLY need to sort this out.

  99. By IoaN on Sep 22, 2007 | Reply

    1. Dry did’nt help
    2. Full stytem recovery didn’t help
    3. Bios update and chipset driver update didn’t help
    4. Holding power button while laptop completely plugged of(no battery , no AC) didn.t help.

    Please people help me. Can’t belive that HP could sold such a laptop.

  100. By John on Sep 22, 2007 | Reply

    The problem with vista isn’t the ability to charge the battery, its the indicator light. Whenever its plugged in, it DOES charge, however the indicator displays that it is “plugged in, not charging” at whatever percent it has drained to at it’s lowest point. Your laptop will work correctly. You simply cannot rely on the indicator to display the correct state of the battery.

  101. By gaulardcom on Sep 22, 2007 | Reply

    Really? I find that interesting, because when I get the “Plugged in, not charging” message and leave the laptop plugged in to charge, for say…a few hours and then unplug that laptop, it goes immediately dead. Doesn’t seem all that charged to me.

  102. By laporte on Sep 22, 2007 | Reply

    Vista Premium, HP dv6000, purchased Jul 27 2007,
    3 weeks in use. I can only work using power. 0% available “plugged in, not charging”

    I tried all of the above and I did not get the battery charged yet. This seems to be a major technical problem.

    Any other suggestions? I will keep you posted.

  103. By Buster Toadflax on Sep 23, 2007 | Reply

    DV6000 Loaded with Vista Home Premium. Same
    problem (”plugged in, not charging). Tried all
    of the above suggestions to no avail. Wiped
    Vista and loaded XP Pro and problems solved.
    Running sweet.

  104. By Wayne on Sep 26, 2007 | Reply

    Further to my post above - I turned the laptop off, removed battery and power lead, held down the power button for a couple of minutes, put the battery back and plugged it in. I waited a few minutes for the led to go solid and switched on. Worked perfectly, and has done so for a few weeks now!

  105. By Mykol404 on Sep 26, 2007 | Reply

    None of the above solutions on the HP DV6000 series worked. I tried something that worked, so it is another possibility for you to try, if you have the 6000 series. With Windows booted up and the laptop plugged into the wall, the battery light was blinking, but not charging. The taskbar icon still said plugged in but not charging, 0%.

    I cycled through the 3 power profiles many times for about 30 seconds. Then I flipped the laptop over and slid the slider bar over on the battery to release it. I then took it in and out of the socket as fast as i could (not terribly vigerously or forcibly) for about ten seconds.

    I flipped the computer back over and the charge light was a steady glow, and it was charging.

    Please post back if this works for you. Keep cycling through power options, and then flipping it over and smacking the battery power contacts off the motherboard as fast as you can (not smacking, but without taking the whole battery out, just lifting the one end with copper contacts up and down).

    Good luck guys. And thanks for the other tips that seemed to contribute (the power profile cycling)

  106. By IoaN on Sep 27, 2007 | Reply

    Everyone who will post a comment in future could you please specify your problem:
    1) Laptop not charging when windows running
    2) Laptop not charging AT ALL. even when it turned off and AC plugged in.

    Cause it seems to me there are two problems about charging a battery. One is a Vista problem, another - undefined(when it doesn’t charge at all).
    I have A problem №2 and I still didn’t solve it.
    Please anyone who know how to do it ….. help me please!!!!!!!!!!!

  107. By raymond on Sep 27, 2007 | Reply

    Mine is different, this is what i’m experiencing:

    When laptop charge is below 20%, after i’ve plugged the AC, i have to wait for like 2-5 minutes (is this normal?) before it actually charges the laptop (plugged in, charging) it’s always like that but i’m still glad it only have delays and not charging at all.

    So there would be three:
    1) Laptop not charging when windows running
    2) Laptop not charging AT ALL. even when it turned off and AC plugged in.
    3) Laptop will charge but has delays after plugging the AC adaptor. (Vista, below 20%)

  108. By The$storm on Sep 29, 2007 | Reply

    Well, I just spent a few minutes and read just about every entry here and yes, the dv6000 I purchased has similar problems. Interesting though HP immediately wanted to replace my battery based on the HP total care battery test >> It basically said dude.. your battery is toast. I fought with HP service (before reading this post) in earnest asking for another solution and I offered to pay more to get a battery that supposedly would work better, and they bascially said screw you dumb @22 take this used battery, while we hold credit card hostage, that someone else already sent back to us… then.. hold your tongue, dance around the computer have a shot tequila and go to sleep and maybe, this time, your battery charger will magically start working again. Well the last part is a stretch but HPs silent response on this serious issue is actually well calculated and in my opinion, legally motivated to wait until consumers push the legal aspect of HPs oversight and ignorant product testing during development stage. Shame on you HP, a standout in American engineering and technology accepting mediocracy and turning a blind eye and cold shoulder to the consuming pubic while taking the money and running… booo.. I won’t ever buy your product again. You guys (HP) are no better then the internet predators asking you to deposit their money in your bank account after, of course, you pay them $10,000.00 for the deposit instructions. Unbelievable.
    Just for the record.. my work issued IBM laptop battery and charger work flawlessly.

    Class action is the answer.

  109. By amir on Oct 2, 2007 | Reply

    I have LG laptop T1 express dual. I am facing the same problem , ”plugged in, not charging” this happend on the installation of VISTA . i did a big mistake by installing vista. i need help to get my battery back in proper conditon

    cheers

    amir

  110. By Tahar Rebouche on Oct 3, 2007 | Reply

    Yes, thanks Mr. Jim it is working and within few minutes I passing from 0% to 2% … please, how long it will take to reach the 100% … for a new brand of HP Pavillion dv6000 using windows vista.
    Tahar

  111. By RKSingh on Oct 5, 2007 | Reply

    I bought my laptop in US but now I a back in India.

    I have HP Pavilion dv6255us, with Vista.
    I faced the same issue, 0% plugged in, not charging

    Thanks to post “By Mykol404 on Sep 26, 2007″, it worked for me.
    Now it is 36% plugged in and charging.

    I think it happens if you try to change the power plan.. or may be problem with Vista.

  112. By cfbergmann on Oct 14, 2007 | Reply

    I have an HP Pavilion dv6000 - had the same problem here, which started after a Vista Update. Here is what I did.
    1- Used system restore and restored Vista to before the updates.
    2- After the computer booted up, battery still showing as not charging.
    3- Without turning notebook off, removed the battery and inserted it back. Did not work.
    4- Removed battery once more and inserted it again. Battery started showing as charging.

    I will later investigate if this started only after the Vista update, or if it was a coincidence.

  113. By Jay on Oct 15, 2007 | Reply

    #

    By Mykol404 on Sep 26, 2007 | Reply

    None of the above solutions on the HP DV6000 series worked. I tried something that worked, so it is another possibility for you to try, if you have the 6000 series. With Windows booted up and the laptop plugged into the wall, the battery light was blinking, but not charging. The taskbar icon still said plugged in but not charging, 0%.

    I cycled through the 3 power profiles many times for about 30 seconds. Then I flipped the laptop over and slid the slider bar over on the battery to release it. I then took it in and out of the socket as fast as i could (not terribly vigerously or forcibly) for about ten seconds.

    I flipped the computer back over and the charge light was a steady glow, and it was charging.

    Please post back if this works for you. Keep cycling through power options, and then flipping it over and smacking the battery power contacts off the motherboard as fast as you can (not smacking, but without taking the whole battery out, just lifting the one end with copper contacts up and down).

    Good luck guys. And thanks for the other tips that seemed to contribute (the power profile cycling)

    i did that and it seems that i got a steady glowing charge light.. i think it should be working now.. geezus

  114. By Jay on Oct 15, 2007 | Reply

    yep its charging now .. thanks a ton mykol404
    i think its a problem with the power options on windows

  115. By Tom on Oct 22, 2007 | Reply

    I had a problem with my Presario laptop, saying it was “plugged in, not charging”. It did this constantly and I had to have it plugged in all the time to use.

    As it was still under warranty I took it back to PC World. Just got it back today with the report sheet that says they have updated the BIOS. Could have done that myself but if its still under warranty, its their problem.

    Seems to be working ok now.

  116. By Yet another one on Oct 23, 2007 | Reply

    Mykol404’s solution worked for my dv6000, too. Hope this gets back to HP.

  117. By Mary on Oct 25, 2007 | Reply

    I had the same problem but it was a “98% plugged in and not charging”. before finding this blog, I decided to do something myself, because it’s a brand new one! couldn’t believe this is happening!!!
    so I turned it off, removed AC connection. then I removed the battery and then put it back again. while I was readnig these posts, it goes to “100% fully charged”! (thank GOD!)
    so I don’t think this is a SONY or HP or LG or other manufacturer’s problem, there is something wrong with VISTA!

    Hope all of you find “your” solution soon!
    Mary

  118. By Wize on Oct 30, 2007 | Reply

    I had the same problem of batt plugged in but not charging at 0%. Mine is a Compaq Presario F500 Series. I did the above recommended solutions (discharging, puting batt in while charging etc) but it didn’t work for me. After which I changed to another power plan and voila the indicator was a solid blue and the batt was charging.

  119. By IoaN on Nov 1, 2007 | Reply

    Nothing mentioned above helped me. I did everything, except updating bios(it better to say disupdate, cause i already have the lastest version of bios for my dv6500se-F22). So i’ll try to disupdate. And will keep this forum updated.

  120. By IoaN on Nov 11, 2007 | Reply

    Disupdating bios didn’t help:(

  121. By Jay on Nov 12, 2007 | Reply

    I created my own power plan. Now computer is charging. Go figure.

  122. By raymond on Nov 15, 2007 | Reply

    New bios update for dv6000 users both intel and amd. Supposedly to fix the issue with charging.

  123. By mary on Nov 20, 2007 | Reply

    I have only had my notebook for a week and i have the same prob (plugged in not charging)I called HP and they said they are going to send me a new AC adapter.I don’t think that is the prob after reading all the other blogs.I also tried some of the things some people said to do here and nothing works.
    I did download some updates right before this started happening so i wonder if that is what is causing this prob.I am going to do a system restore to see if this helps.

  124. By IoaN on Nov 29, 2007 | Reply

    Updating for newer bios didn’t help

  125. By Robert on Dec 6, 2007 | Reply

    I had this same problem with my HP Pavilion. I did a live chat with HP Support and they gave me a link to a new bios settings download. I executed that and now my battery has charged back up to 100 %. Just to let people know, maybe a solution is possible, don’t give up all hope yet.
    Will do a battery calibration tonight and hope it is still working tomorrow.

  126. By Mac on Dec 8, 2007 | Reply

    My Compaq presario f500 was doing the same thing. It was at 0% and not charging. Once i changed my power settings back to the HP recommended power settings it began charging again. It’s now at 3% and climbing…
    Hope this helps.

  127. By Jsainig on Dec 17, 2007 | Reply

    sorry, I found this page in http://www.hp.com

    I have the same issue with a Compaq presario V6000 series.

    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c01174488&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

    Understanding battery charging issues
    If the notebook battery is not charging or the notebook does not indicate that the battery is charging, the most likely scenario is that the battery itself is operating correctly, but its power management software may have become corrupt. In order to correct the problem, you will need to uninstall and reinstall the power management software by using the Device Manager. This document will explain how to uninstall and reinstall the ACPI Battery listings in Windows Vista, as well as how to obtain and install updated BIOS files, if needed to correct other battery issues.

  128. By Bear on Dec 19, 2007 | Reply

    presario f500 - I had the 0% plugged in, not charging problem. I changed my power plan, removed and put back the batt, etc. and nothing. Finally, I shut down and unplugged/plugged in the power at the laptop insert. I noticed the ring light took a couple secs to come on and that the power light on the front was blinking.
    I gave it about half an hour and then un/replugged the power and then the ring came back on instantly, but the front blue power light didn’t. I took out and put back the back - same. I powered up and now it’s charging.
    Go figure. I’m not sure which change(s) did it???
    I’m at 12% now and charging. I’ll have to keep an eye on it, but I don’t like it.
    I’ll probably try the drive reinstall from the link above next, but wanted to document my experience.

  129. By ClosedSurf on Jan 11, 2008 | Reply

    “plugged in, not charging”
    New HP Pavillion
    Windows Vista Ultimate
    Battery at 0% and wasn’t charging, nice portable machine.
    Many thanks to previous posters.
    This worked for me…
    With AC connected and computer on, removed battery and reinserted. Started charging.

    This was first time with this issue, not confident that it will work again if the symptom recurs.

    The common component on this thread (and others too) seems to be Vista. I mean this is a brand new machine, it isn’t the battery or the contacts, and others have different machines etc. Suspect some “clever” power management code that essentially gets into deadlock by asking the battery what it can do but the battery is dead and doesn’t respond, and Vista misinterprets that as “do nothing” -> then removing and reinserting wakes it up to say ‘oh here is a dead battery charge it”. (some have had other lucky ways of waking it up with changing the power mgmt, etc).
    Someone besides us should be losing sleep over this.

  130. By Jonathan on Jan 12, 2008 | Reply

    Have a 3 month old HP dv9500. “Plugged in not charging” started occurring about 1 month ago. Only thing that resolves is taking battery out and putting it back in. It fully charges, keeps the charge for a day or 2, and then slowly drains “plugged in not charging”. Have gone through all troubleshooting steps mentioned. Geniuses at HP live support said it was a problem with the battery, which of course it wasn’t. They insisted it was, so I let them send me a new battery after confirming it would be the extended battery that I originally purchased. Confirmed this 2 times via live support and gave them a date/time to call me to take my cc info. Of course they contact me at 7:30AM, not on the day requested. I confirm multiple times to the non-English speaking gentlewoman that they will be sending the extended battery. Receive the confirmation email a few hours later and of course the standard battery is listed. Called them via phone support and requested the correct battery be sent again. The non-English speaking gentleman confirmed he corrected the order and they would be sending the extended battery and not the standard. 3 days later I receive the standard battery. Power down PC, unplug power cord, insert incorrect battery replacement, reconnect power cord; within 5 minutes “plugged in not charging”. Seems to be fairly typical. If I power down the PC and let the battery charge, it will do so properly to 100% and the LED battery indicator goes off completely as it should. If the PC is on, once the battery is fully charged, the battery LED blinks continuously and “plugged in not charging” until I reinsert battery and restart the process. Seems to be a problem with Vista since the issue only occurs when the PC is on, and battery charges normally when it is off. Who knows….. Needless to say I sent back the standard battery and I am left with a $2000 desktop that looks like a laptop.

  131. By gonzalo on Jan 27, 2008 | Reply

    I can say that it is not a Vista problem.
    I’m running XP on my dv6000 and have the same charging issue.
    The bolt is blinking and battery doesn’t charge at all.
    I did what Mykol404 recommended: change the energy plan (15 segs) and then took the battery in and out very fast (with the ac plugged in) for 15 segs.
    Doing that is the only way i can charge my battery when it goes crazy.

  132. By Jonathan on Feb 21, 2008 | Reply

    Just an update - I formatted and reinstalled windows vista 2 weeks ago. The battery has been fine since then. I’m keeping my fingers crossed, but it looks like it was software related.

  133. By Jay on Mar 21, 2008 | Reply

    I have a dv6000 and I had the same problem with my battery not charging. I tried the removal and replacement of the battery while the computer was up and running and after a few tries the battery started charging again. Thanks for the advice.. i would like to know the reason behind the flaw..

  134. By Jose on Mar 28, 2008 | Reply

    PLEASE TRY PLUGGING THE COMPUTER TO ANOTHER OUTLET. JUST TRY IT.

  135. By Tin on Apr 2, 2008 | Reply

    This is what worked for me. I have an HP Pavilion DVD6258 running on Vista Home Premium.
    1. I went to HP’s website and got the latest BIOS related softpak for Vista and AMD. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-56284-1&lc=en&cc=us&lang=en&os=2093&product=3340175&dlc=en
    2. After the update, went to the Device Manager and uninstalled Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery (under Batteries). For step by step procedure go to http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01174488&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3256595
    3. Click on Scan for hardware changes icon on the Device Manager menu. This will re-install #2

    After that, battery started charging.

    I hope this will help you too.

    Goodluck

  136. By Guilherme on Apr 2, 2008 | Reply

    Well, i have a HP Pavilion dv9428nr, and my batery is stuck in 0%, i already tried almost every thing. any other adivices??

  137. By Taylor on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply

    I have a HP DV6000 and had issues in the beginning with my computer and I got it fixed and got the computer back and it started saying “plugged in not charging” so I turned on my computer, took the battery out while it was still turned on, then snapped it back in, and it is now charging. Hopefully this will have fixed my problems!

  138. By Sly on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply

    I was having this same issue. however i like everyone else tried everything. i can gurantee you this is a VISTA issue! however theres a solution too this problem.

    Create your own power plan…

    it works. just go do it. you will thank me later. it was already mentioned above.

  139. By LeeBu on Apr 18, 2008 | Reply

    I got same problem with my IBM x61. All solution didnot work. any other solution?

  140. By LeeBu on Apr 18, 2008 | Reply

    I dont think this is a VISTA issue. I had restored my PC. from 2 weeks ago, when everything just fine. But still can fix the problem

  141. By HateThisLaptop on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply

    I’ve tried most all of the suggestions in this thread and nothing works. It’s odd that there isn’t an “official” solution posted for this problem. This thread has existed for almost 1 year. I don’t have time or patience to deal with experimenting with some of the suggestions offered. If there is a moderator to this thread, please highlight the solution when it is found in the future and save everyone from reading through this slop.

  142. By mirza on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply

    my laptop is Dell XPS M1210 and i have the sam e problem too. Removing the battery and put in back i think is not the permanent solution. my battery now point to 2% and i can’t charging my battery anymore (T_T)

    and i have check in the bios panel. it say something the bios can’t recognize the charger.
    so, i think this is not Vista problem (eventough i wanna change to XP… :) )

  143. By Marc S on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply

    SONY VAIO owners with this problem take note.

    VAIO will do this to Vista on purpose. It is a latpop software function designed to prolong the lifetime of the battery. Basically it sets thresholds (50% and 80%) past which it tells Vista to stop charging the battery.

    To fix it (which you may choose NOT to do for good reasons) you manage it using the VAIO Central utility. Go to the List tab and chose “Battery Care Function”. Here you’ll see the various options for balancing battery longevity versus battery power availability.

    Sony Support has a KB article C554057 that describes how to get to this setting.

    I don’t know if other laptop mfg’s have a similar approach. I DO know that SONY’s own chat support team didn’t know anything about it. Other mfg support teams may have the same knowledge deficit regarding ther own products.

    This drove me nuts for a week so I hope it’s helpful to at least some of you.

  144. By Stuart on Apr 29, 2008 | Reply

    I just wanted to give you my solution. I was having the same trouble, I went through all the solutions noted above, and it turns out that it was a loose pin inside the computer where the AC charger plugs into the laptop.

  145. By Double H on May 13, 2008 | Reply

    If your battery isn’t charging, leave the power cord plugged in and the computer on. Take the battery out and plugg it in 2 or 3 times until it says, “pulgged in, charging” - EASY FIX

    If this doesn’t work, put a LITTLE water on the battery contacts (just enough to get is moist) WORKS EVERY TIME!!

  146. By Stuart on May 14, 2008 | Reply

    Just a follow up to my prior comment. I sent my computer in for repair. They fixed the pin (replaced the board) and it works fine now.

  147. By Adeel on May 15, 2008 | Reply

    Problem fixed. At 1 PM, I woke up and turned my laptop on, and kept on using it (On AC Power), at 2 PM I took the AC off and used it on battery until 3 PM [yes, the timings *are* correct). At 3 PM I plugged it in again and my battery was 46% left. It said, ‘plugged in, not charging’, to which I freaked out and Googled it. Read alot of people’s experiences, so at 4:02 PM I turned my laptop off. Completely shutted it down, took the battery out, and took unplugged the charging as well. I left it until 4:20 PM. Then I put the battery back in. Then left it for a few minutes and then plugged it in (without turning the laptop on). In about 2-3 minutes the LED on my laptop showed that its charging. At 4:40 PM I turned the laptop on. It showed 66% charged and plugged in and charging.

    Laptop: HP Compaq Presario F572US
    OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit
    Respond at: aaq84@hotmail.com

  148. By Jack S on May 15, 2008 | Reply

    I have a DV6000, and I have the exact same problem. I however, do not have Vista, I have XP. It is not just a Vista problem. Ridiculous. I left my computer in my laptop bag for like 2 weeks, and all of a sudden when I turn my laptop on again it charges just fine. The tip about leaving the AC in and taking the battery out works well!

  149. By Djitsch on May 16, 2008 | Reply

    I solved the problem by taking out the battery and putting it in again while vista was running.

  150. By Juan on May 16, 2008 | Reply

    I also had the same problem where the laptop was plugged in but the power was stuck at 4%. I read thru all of these opinions and then simply took the battery out and put it back in a voila! its charging again. very strange…

  151. By leah on May 18, 2008 | Reply

    yeah that didnt work..

  152. By osas on May 18, 2008 | Reply

    my lenovo n300 is pluged in and not charging i need help cos i need the laptop for my exams. it started this morning and its in 1%.

  153. By Kamil on May 20, 2008 | Reply

    I just found a solution for my laptop. I had same problem with my dell. I bought new adapter , it worked with that a month but now doing the same thing “ plugged in , not charging. I took the battery out when its plugged in and my laptop was on. I cut the power and wait one minute and I plugged again. After I open the laptop I put the battery back and now it is working normally and charging. Hope it is going to work for you too. Good luck!

  154. By dave on May 21, 2008 | Reply

    i just had this too and done a search to come here =D
    Mine worked by unplugging from the plug socket and then plugging back in and it worked

  155. By minamesk on May 28, 2008 | Reply

    By ane on Aug 19, 2007 | Reply

    I got it fixed. Here is what i did:
    I took out the battery, and hooked the AC adapter (without the battery) and then put the battery back.
    All of a sudden, it started charging and now i checked (after a couple of hours of charging) it, it is 97% charged and (hopefully) charging.
    thanx anyways for all the clues

    THIS WORKED GREAT FOR ME ON MY dv6000! THANKS ANE!!!

  156. By Ajay on May 29, 2008 | Reply

    Hello,i also faced the same problem. I diagonised this and found that whenever hp machine,downloaded updates(security updates) from website,it somehow shutdown the charging. You have to install the updates and then restart the pc. It will start charging again.

  157. By isaac on May 30, 2008 | Reply

    i got the dv6810us mine is at 6% and says plugged in , not charging i just noticed it and i was pretty mad cause this laptop is brand new to.

  158. By GG on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply

    So I read through all the suggestions here, because my HP was doing the same thing…and if I leave the power cord plugged in and remove the battery and then put it back in, it will charge fully, no issues. However, once drained, I have to go through that procedure again. I can’t see that this is a good long term solution at all…surely there is something more permenant that can be done?

  159. By TheInfamousJ on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply

    I have an HP Pavilion tx 1000 and had that “plugged in, not charging” problem at 3%.

    Here’s how I fixed it. I removed the battery while the laptop was plugged in to AC power. I blew (with my mouth rather than compressed air … I know, bad) on the connecting terminals of the battery as they were a bit dusty.

    I replaced the battery.

    Now it says, “3% (plugged in, charging)” and the power light is no longer blinking.

    Glad to know I’m not alone in having had this problem. Hope my solution helps someone out there.

  160. By Paulo on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply

    The problem is not with the charger. I have 7 HP DV6000 computers in our office and I tried using different chargers on the computer that was giving me the annoying message “plugged in, not charging” and it still didn’t charge. When I replaced the battery it started working. Therefore, if you are having this issue and none of the suggestions above worked, you should ask for a new battery from HP anything else will be a waste of time.

  161. By Jennifer on Jun 6, 2008 | Reply

    Found the problem and the fix guys ^.^ the problem isn’t in the software or the adaptor, its in the battery compartment. The fans that cool the computer pick up dust and dirt from the air and some of the particles end up in the battery compartment, all you have to do is shut down your computer, take out any plug ins such as your ac adaptor, and any usb plug ins so all you have left is the laptop in your hands, then take out the battery and wipe the inside clean with a swifter dust cloth or if there isn’t much dust then just make sure you haven’t got any excess saliva in your mouth and blow the dust out. then replace the battery and restart the computer. Good luck and thanks for suggesting removing the battery in the first place, it inspired my fix ^.^

  162. By Jennifer on Jun 6, 2008 | Reply

    lol we think alike it seems

  163. By Little Long Lake Jewelry on Jun 8, 2008 | Reply

    I accidentally left my lap top at 20% unplugged all night, and, of course it shut off. That was two weeks ago, it hasn’t charged sense. It is still at 0% and is plugged in, not charging.

  164. By Techie on Jun 10, 2008 | Reply

    The problem so far can be seen on 6000 models and Compaqs in the F500 series, with Vista.

    The problem so far have been solved by the latest BIOS. The animation of charging will only show about 3-4 runs, then stops after reinstalling the MS Battery ACPI. But it still charges, and says so in HP batt check.

    I dont know where the problem really is, but i guess it is some sort of combination of BIOS/Vista/MS batt. drivers.

  165. By Jetty on Jun 18, 2008 | Reply

    I have the same problem as all you guys and have tried all solutions that was suggested. 1. remove battery while AC is still connected and plug it back again after a couple of minutes. 2. Update my BIOS 3. Reinstall the MS Battery ACPI. of all NONE HAS WORKED!!! I have a HP dv6000tx running on vista. This thing is driving me crazy, any other suggestions???

  166. By Jetty on Jun 18, 2008 | Reply

    It some what works because if I reinstall the MS Battery ACPI it will start charging but only for awhile than stops. Likewise with the “remove battery while plugged in” solution.

  167. By Khathutshelo on Jun 20, 2008 | Reply

    I have an HP 530 and Its drving me nuts!! I am removing Vista and going back to XP pro…*sigh*

  168. By Bo on Jun 20, 2008 | Reply

    Ok this is how i got mine to work. I drained the battery to 0%. then i plugged in my AC adapter and started it up. still said (Plugged in, Not charging) so i then shut it down. i unplugged the AC adapter from the wall leaving it plugged into the laptop and pushed the power button a few times. it blinked very fast and i pushed it like 10 times till it stopped blinking. i then plugged the AC adapter back in and started the laptop up again. It Worked!

  169. By Peter on Jun 21, 2008 | Reply

    I have same issue 0% not charging on my new Compaq Pressario F560 which is running Kubuntu Linux. Thus all of you running Vista : it is NOT a Vista issue. Removing/replacing battery while on AC power and pc running didn’t help.

  170. By Peter on Jun 21, 2008 | Reply

    Many thanks for all your comments. I finally managed to get mine charging. By the way, same issue 0% and not charging, blinking blue led, but on a Linux Kubuntu Ubuntu OS. Here’s what I did, not sure if any but the last step are required.
    - removed battery and ac power
    - push power button
    - add battery and ac power
    - push power button and keep pressed for about 5 seconds

    for some reason, the blue charging light is then solidly on, indicating a proper charging state. I left it charging for about 20mins, then switched on, and all seems to be fine.

  171. By Tomcat94 on Jun 25, 2008 | Reply

    Oh my gosh! I forgot it charged! LOL! It looks like your idea worjed. “plugged in, charging”, it says. :D

  172. By Ashley on Jun 25, 2008 | Reply

    i have a brand new HP Compaq 6720s. just got it 3 days ago and i went out for the day, came home and my computer wasnt plugged in all the way. so i plugged it in when it was 39% expecting it to charge and came back an hour later to see it say plugged in; not charging 39%. Its been like this for a few hours now. I just wanted to add that i got a new model and its still doing it. idk if theres an actual fix for this.

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