Presario 2100 Battery Problems

[Geouk]

Hi I hope you can help,
I'm running a Presario 2100 AMD 2.4ghz 512ram
Everytime I run my lap top on my battery it cuts out after 3 minutes, doesnt shut down properly, so i expected the battery is dead. So i remove the battery and check the self status on the battery it self and shows that all the lcd lights are present when pushed meaning battery is full.
I proceed to HP customer support and told to remove battery and ac adapter, and hold down power button to drain internal laptop capacitor. This doesnt do anything, ive run battery optimizer but im thinking its got to do with a incomplete circuit between battery and laptop but if so why can my laptop run for a short time.
I can run no problem on AC

Battery information: HP Lithium Ion (1 and a bit yr old)

Any information would be greatfully appreciated,
I Hope this provides enough information
Geo

[Geouk]

I also just opened up my laptop trying to clean the metal bits sticking out which connects to the battery, no success as i couldnt seperate the case lol

[Geouk]

If anyone could help, im really in a sticky situation. Been searching internet, customer services for product everything.
This is my last resort =/

[bailey]

your battery may be dead and needs to be replaced

[rjfvillarosa]

Do you know anyone with the same or similar notepad that you could swap batteries with just to check what Bailey suggests "dead battery".?

[Geouk]

Doesn't a dead battery mean that the battery it self is drained and unable to provide power? And i dont know anyone with a smilar notepad

[rjfvillarosa]

Originally Posted by Geouk Doesn't a dead battery mean that the battery it self is drained and unable to provide power?

Not always, it could behave like a car battery that shows power but cannot sustain power so fails to start the engine and is instantly drained of all power.
It could be an internal battery fault, major high resistive connection that is showing power but dying underload. Does your notepad work OK on mains power?

[Geouk]

Aw man =( yeh it works perfectly with ac adapter

[rjfvillarosa]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news mate but it looks like new battery time, try and find one you can just try it with just incase its a bad connection in the notepad battery power conectors.

[Geouk]

God that is bad news, 2 quick questions. If it is a bad connection issue, how can i fix this, and how much does a battery usualy cost

[rjfvillarosa]

The bad connection problem is the old "length of string" question, that depends on what it is, in respect of a new battery I have used this place a few times for notebook parts, not sure how their battery prices hold up though, someone else might know somewhere cheaper.
http://www.bixnet.com/compaq2.html

[Geouk]

Appreciate the help mate,
Thanks for your assistance

[rjfvillarosa]

Sorry I couldn't help you pin point the exact problem but we give it a go, come back and let me know how you get on.