How To Fix Lenovo Battery No Activity and Not Charging Past 53%
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- Опубліковано 9 жов 2022
- Hey everyone, today we have the Lenovo Thinkpad T480 that has 2 batteries, one charged 100% and the other showing no activity at 0%. What can be the problem?
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I have T470 20HE. I tried your method, but (maybe I either overheard it or missed it) but there is one step missing before removing secondary battery - disable built-in battery in BIOS. Then it was really reactivated. Now it works, but because my primary battery reached 1088 cycles (secondary have 220), I will replace it anyway...
BTW - problem was starting after battery gauge reset. There is still message on primary "Failed: Unexpected error occurred."
Anyway - Thanks for your video.
Eric, thanks so much for this information. My T470 also was sticking around 51-52%. This video enabled me to diagnose which battery was misbehaving (the internal). Re-initializing did the trick to get it to recharge. I then cancelled my Amazon order for a replacement external battery ;-).
Thank you so much, we have 2 T480 and they have the same problem. Your video saves me from buying 2 sets of batteries. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Hey. I'm an IT Tech. I just had a customer drop off a laptop which was stuck at 58 percent and not going any higher, unplugging the mains lead and plugging it dimmed and undimmed the screen, so that showed that was working. There's actually a few modes on the the Lenovo battery software on this laptop and amongst them are conservation mode and normal mode, on conservation it will stick at 55-60 percent to prolong battery life, setting it to normal and the battery has charged beyond 58 percent. So if anyone else has come across this - that's probably worth checking - literally two clicks of the mouse :D
where can I see it sir? is it lenovo vantage or just battery icon near time below?
I just switched windows to your vid (I have a gang of vids up, to troubleshoot this issue. Yours is number 2 today, so far.) and I just want to say, your mic is like butter compared to the last tutorial. Nice hardware pick, man. I appreciate it.
Great to hear!
Thanks Re-initializing the battery worked for me 👍👍👍
Thank you so much bro. The last solution workers perfectly
Hi Eric!
I have T480s with 1 internal battery. It's stopped charging and works only with charger connected, showing battery charging icon with 0% and didn't change/charge the battery. As I understood from your video, I have to re-initialize the battery. Could you please advise how to make it? I've already tried drivers update from lenovo site, but it didn't help.
Thanks!
Great thank you for the video, it really helps me a lot, especially battery order, I thought the 1st one is external removable buttery, I was wrong
Thank you!! Your advice helps me!
Happy to help!
I also have a t480 and have tried these steps exactly however have the error, "The battery is not detected. try reinstalling or recharging the battery to solve the problem.". I know there is a battery in there, do you have any suggestions on what to try. also tried updating bios but didint do anything. there is also a small hole on the back that supposedly can reset the internal battery but this doesnt seem to do anything either :(
I have had the reverse issue also, where only the internal battery will charge on T470 (dual battery model) and T480's.
I have also had the process you use work for one charge and then stop once the battery's have been discharged again and drop back to only one charging again.
Lenovo p52s, 2019. Similar situation but viceversa: Primary is working, Secondary-no activity. What would you recommand? Thanks.
Do you have a list of vendors whose batteries work with W520.
I have purchased multiple batteries and none of them charge.
Something about the firmware and not getting a Bat serial number.
Hi, I have a t480s, it turns on only when plugged in. It shows 0% on battery icon and has the little charging icon as well. The light is orange on the side indicating it’s charging. I can’t do any “critical updates” because the battery needs to be at a certain percentage. Tried reset etc anything else I can try before getting a new battery? This was fine just a few weeks ago. Thanks!!
I had the problem with battery 1 not present on my T450. Just never saw this before as my battery monitor never showed it would have 2 batteries. Tried a few things, but to no avail. I ordered two new batteries (external and internal) as I have had this laptop for about 4.5 years and I was down to about 1 hour of battery time after a charge. Once they arrived and with the case removal tool, I took it apart and found that my reconditioned laptop (bought from Best Buy) had never had an internal battery. It just had a plastic spacer in place of the battery. Put in the 2 batteries and now everything is fine. Doing the charge/discharge cycle now to calibrate the batteries (or the battery monitor).
Thanks, works exacty like you say.
Glad to hear =)
I have a question. My lenovo x260 is not charging. And when the laptop is on battery the CPU boost very well. But when i plug it in, it caps the CPU at 0.38. any ideas?
I'm stuck in bios steup for my dell and my computer is not charging and I installed a new battery about to days ago. I cannot sign in and all I can do is in step up. Is thier any way go fix this charging problem problem through there or I'm just screwed?
I have a ThinkPad X1 6th generation and I have only ONE battery. When I turn my laptop over, there is NOTHING that I can open to access any type of battery. My battery hasn't been charging past 88 percent for the last few days (although it briefly did charge to 100% but then didn't charge to 100% again and now it won't go past 85%. What do I do?
Thx for the video! Is it possible to do the re-initializing for the secondary (outer) battery? That is the one causing the issue for me. Thx.
You can do one of 2 things: 1. Go through the Device Manager and Uninstall the battery driver (if you are unsure of which one, keep it plugged in and uninstall the drivers called "Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery driver" then restart your computer. 2. Remove the second battery, turn on the laptop, log in, then shut down the computer and plug the battery back in
Did anything work for you?
I have legion 5 pro and I have the same problem but when I unpluggin my laptop , it's shut down .... can you help me please
Thinkpad T570 secondary battery status: error... Please help to fix the issue
Eric, I bought a brand new Lenovo Yoga Slim Pro 7i that came with limited USB-C charging capability + a standard rectangular charger. The thing is I want to use a Thunderbolt 3 dock on my desk for light usage which provides 65W, enough for casual browsing. It charged via USB-C only after I unboxed it and being the geek I am, I updated the laptop fully (Windows + Lenovo utilities + BIOS), ever since than and a thousand troubleshooting attempts and guides, I cannot get it to accept charging a tall via USB-C. I have 3 compatible USB-C chargers + the one that did work when I unboxed it. I think for some reason they blocked it in the BIOS. Tried the Novo button too. Any ideas?
Hello. Does it detect the USB-C cable at all or just not charging the battery?
Hello Brother, My ThinkBook 15 g2 intl laptop showing charging battery icon always on even after shutdown and AC Adapter is plugged out
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my laptop use secondary battery before update its use battery 1 but its used battery 2 i update bios then this happened is that ok or some big issue please guide me thanks ❤
Hi Lapfix,
Unfortunately after 1.3 months my Thinkpad T 15g Gen 1 is not charging when turned on. In fact, it becomes a bit slower and lagged when I plug the AC to the machine. It does not show the charging icon and does not charge it.
I bought a new AC ADAPTER thinking that this one was going to work, but in fact it did not. I bought another one since I had the option to return it and did not work either.
I went ahead and ordered the original battery from Lenovo and I installed it by myself and it did not work. However, I had the opportunity to turn it on again since the new battery brought a little bit of energy.
I then realized that if i connected it when it was off then the little light right behind besides the electricity port it would turn on.
I performed the Vantage and looked out for issues but nothing was found. I uninstalled the drivers and installed it again but it did not work either.
When the machine was on I pushed down the power button until it went off and then kep it for 15 secs more down but it did not work either.
There is a little reset button on the otherside of the laptop which I pushed for 30 seconds but nothing worked.
It seems to be that was an update that the computer had or it is a problem with the port. However, it is very difficult to see that this is a port problem since I do not move my laptop and it also charges when it is off.
The other thing that I did realize is that it used to turn on the Circle of the ThinkPad logo on top of the laptop when it was off and charging and now it does not do it.
It was just all of the sudden. The problem started 3 days ago and in three days I have done that.
I do really love my laptop but I am hating lenovo now since this is the first time I spend 3.5K in a laptop that does not work and just aftr 1.3 months of purchase and 3 months have passed since warranty is over.
I hope you are able to help me with this issue and I apologize for being too long in this message.
Same is happening for me right now 😢 I'm a student and it's assignments due season
Please tell me, was the problem fixed for you and how ?
What if after removing the external battery and left with the internal one then after removing the AC adapter the laptop turns off..... What could be the problem
Fixed my laptop, ty
I havr an E15 with no removable battery or reset button, it stopped charging and now completely dead. Help!
mine is not charging at all, I try to disconnect and plug in again still not showing charging.
Hi,
I am from new delhi India.
I do have same model T480 laptop in which charging not working when both batteries are installed and removable battery is showing always 0% .
But it is charging when removable battery is not installed and laptop is working fine.
another big problem is laptop is getting turned off itself if both batteries are installed and removing the charger.
Kindly suggest if there is an issue with laptop or batteries..
I have the same problem and i can't find a way to solve it
Thanks for this video. I have a slightly different problem: my T480, when plugged in, only charges on and off, sometimes switching between states (charging/not charging) every few seconds. Each time it switches, the screen goes black for a couple of seconds, making the laptop unusable when plugged in and without an external monitor. The charging seems more consistent (maybe even completely consistent, I'm not sure) when the laptop is completely turned off. The problem is also there when using the other usb-c port to charge.
Been trying to figure this out for months now, with no success - it all started right after the guarantee period ended. Do you have any ideas about what causes this or how to fix it? I would appreciate it a lot!!
Try reinstalling the battery driver I showed you and see if that helps.
@@lapfix Thanks. The problem persists when I remove battery 2, so I tried the battery driver solution with battery 2 removed. I doesn't seem to make a difference. Also, the driver version of the battery in device manager doesn't seem to change after uninstalling it and installing the downloaded drivers.
Another strange thing is that when I look at the battery in Lenovo Vantage while plugging the laptop in, the status becomes "AC power adapter is connected", but then changes to "15 W USB-C power is connected", which then disappears (as if not plugged in at all) - then the screen goes black again, to start the process all over 1-2 seconds later..
Does this maybe give you any hints about what's going on? I'm considering to get some Black Friday deal for a new laptop, but I'd really rather not..
I have the same problem as you
i cant tell you how to fix the charging but if you want to get rid of the black screen affect all you have to do is go into settings and change the screen Hz/refresh rate to be the exact same whether its on battery power or plugged in. that will eliminate the black screen when its changing between those modes.
I have the same problem, but I only have one battery visible, when I search for a driver to download, it only shows lenovo energy management, can I delete the original driver and download the new one? Note that I have a thinkbook 15p IMH and its battery is non-removable but it is in good condition according to lenovo vontage, I want to know if there is a problem with the battery or with the software please help😭
If only 1 battery is visible, that means it is not being detected. Yes, try downloading the driver and see if it comes up (or uninstall in device manager like in the video). Otherwise, try the method to remove it to see if it will initialize it. If that doesn't work, most likely the battery has an issue as it is at one time was detected, now isn't
@@lapfix thank you for your time and help
Hello my friend, a few days ago I opened the battery compartment of my netbook to change the battery cells, I had done this several times, but this time the sharp tip of my tool separated about 6 of the smallest smd capacitors and the circuit was damaged. See, now I have 2 questions, the first question: Can I use the capacitor with the same size and number from the laptop charging board with another brand? And the second question, can I somehow use the asus laptop charging circuit, I need help, please help, thank you
model : lenovo b590
Battery 1 shows 0% too I don’t know cuz a few hours I had % k only lived getting fully charged
What if the second ( external) battery not charging?
mine is a T480s, it has only 1 battery, which is non-detachable. The battery is not charging (no electricity). Is there a way to fix this? Thanks,
Does it show the battery charger icon when you plug it in?
@@lapfix no. It can’t store any electricity
@@lapfix it shows the plugging icon but it's not charging (only the plug, not the running electricity).
the battery is not detected. try reinstalling or recharging the battery 😢 please help me
I have changed my old laptop's battery with new one and checked charging output voltage and all things were working fine but still laptop is not charging, It shows that laptop is charging but percentage doesn't increases even after 2 hrs of charging. So could you please help me out with this? What can be the cause of this problem?
Is it the same laptop in the video? Also try the driver fix i show in device manager in the video for yours
@@lapfix no its not the same laptop, its T410 of thinkpad edition, yes tried update all required drivers but still not effect.
I have a T560 that wont charge at all and the light blinks 3 times
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Mine doesn’t go past 90
So basically the long video is to only show how to switch on a notebook with disconnected external battery.
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I have legion 5 pro and I have the same problem but when I unpluggin my laptop , it's shut down .... can you help me please