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> Hi I have a Toshiba 4090 that works fine on mains but the battery led does
> not light, software shows battery and state of charge but when on battery
it
> works ok but still shows as on mains and charging even though its running
> off the battery? Ive tried another new battery still the same. Anyone
know
> what this might be I have a working 4030 with a broken case and plan to
swap
> the necessary part over.
>
> Pete
>
>

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> > Hi I have a Toshiba 4090 that works fine on mains but the battery led
does
> > not light, software shows battery and state of charge but when on
battery
> it
> > works ok but still shows as on mains and charging even though its
running
> > off the battery? Ive tried another new battery still the same. Anyone
> know
> > what this might be I have a working 4030 with a broken case and plan to
> swap
> > the necessary part over.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
>
> You sound to have found something the scientists have been looking for
ever
> since they discovered electricity, a source of infinite power. Are you
> saying the laptop runs forever without the battery going flat?

>
> Dennis Pogson wrote in message
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> > BTnews wrote in message
> > news:bes2gq$6dp$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> > > Hi I have a Toshiba 4090 that works fine on mains but the battery led
> does
> > > not light, software shows battery and state of charge but when on
> battery
> > it
> > > works ok but still shows as on mains and charging even though its
> running
> > > off the battery? Ive tried another new battery still the same. Anyone
> > know
> > > what this might be I have a working 4030 with a broken case and plan
to
> > swap
> > > the necessary part over.
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
> > >
> >
> > You sound to have found something the scientists have been looking for
> ever
> > since they discovered electricity, a source of infinite power. Are you
> > saying the laptop runs forever without the battery going flat?
>
>
> No sorry if I didnt make it clear if you pull the mains lead the battery
> management shows charging and the icon in the system tray shows still on
> mains although it is in fact running on the battery, so it does not switch
> into power save mode if set to do so in power properties, when the battery
> drains it dies. It is just behaving as if its on mains regardless of if
the
> mains is connected or not, strange but it does charge the battery but the
> battery led does not work at all.
>
> Pete
>
>