Weird Laptop issue

[marine1]

I have an HP DV6735ei, was working perfectly, all of a sudden,
I see the battery is not charging although the plug is in. I tried another power supply and get the same thing.
If I unplug the power from the laptop and plug it back in it starts charging for a few seconds and then stops.
It just shows at the task bar that it is plugged in but not charging, could this be a battery issue as it is definitely not the power?
Maybe the actual laptop?

Thanks

 

[wayfarer]

I had a similar problem and fixed with this solution that I found on a forum:

http://www.avinashtech.com/computers/solution-battery-plugged-charging/

Turn off laptop.
Unplug AC power.
Remove battery.
Replace AC power.
Turn on laptop, allow OS to boot.
Once logged in to the machine, perform a normal shut down.
Unplug AC power.
Replace battery.
Replace AC power.
Turn on laptop, allow OS to boot. The battery should once again be charging as normal.
The above solution worked for me. Another alternative solution which may work for those for whom the above solution does not work (Windows 7 Specific).

1. Unplug AC adapter. Shutdown

2. Remove battery, Connect AC Adapter

3. Start windows7. Remove Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery,

4. Shutdown, Remove AC Adapter, Install battery, Reattach AC Adapter.

5. Power up -

Now Plugged in and Charging.

 

[dread]

or it could just be a faulty plug / power module

Same happened to mine - but luckily it was just the UK adapter fuse that blew

Seeing that my lappy is a desktop replacement - I use it without the battery plugged in - no use in constantly charging it

 

[vinodh]

Sometimes, if you are unlucky, it is a faulty battery. The electronic circuitry on the battery may be mis-reporting it's status to Windows that it is fully charged when it is not.