Why does my laptop say it is plugged in and not charging it isn't even plugged in but was all night?

Answer 1

Well that's a question lots of people encounter, who use laptops.

Its reason is not common for all, for example mine problem was caused due to heating.

Actually i live in hot environment, so i had to first let the battery cool off by shutting down laptop for some time.

Some people say that their problem was never solved.

some say that a bios upgrade solved it.

some say installing windows vista caused it. (Well personally i don't believe this one because Microsoft keep sending you upgrades and it would have been solved by installing upgrades. actually mine disappeared after updating to service pack 2)

So try these suggestions :-

• First install an bios upgrade. (You can find it on your laptop manufacturers website.)
• second try what i did. And Update windows regularly
• Third there is a fan on bottom of your laptop, it helps it to cool off so do not let it be covered, use a flat cardboard or wooden board beneath it if you want to keep it on something like bed sheet, sofa etc. ask a carpenter to cut one of your laptops size if you don't have 1
• Fourth Lithium ion batteries of laptops are considered to have a life of 1 year (Yeah 1 year that's what i thought when my company told me) So calibrate it once a month (Calibrating :- charging laptop battery 100% than Discharging it until it turns off on its own and than charging again 100%)
• Now i have told you what your customer care executive might have told you. Still If your laptop is in warranty than for gods sake call your company first.

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edit:

Call the company first? Really?

I feel that you should call the company after you do some searching online. It usually results in you finding an answer much faster than you ever would through customer support, and is actually much less stressful all the while being just as satisfying.

Thanks for wonderful answer though! But anyway, it ended up fixing itself. I am guessing it's a problem stemming from Windows 7 RC1's power management functionality.