Does
your new laptops battery with Windows 7 shows error “Consider Replacing your
battery”? Don’t worry its windows problem and see why it is showing so and how
you can solve it.
Welcome back friends,
Many of the laptop
users I found with Windows 7, even their laptop is new, Windows showing error
that battery is damaged and all and considering replacement.
Most interesting
point is that, battery is giving back up and all, but a small red cross keeps
blinking on battery icon on system tray. In this Windows problem solving Tips,
we’ll tell you how this error occurs and how to get rid of it.
Why my Laptop shows Error Consider replacing your battery?
There can be many
reasons for this error, and only 20% chances are there that your battery is
faulty and really need replacement. According to Microsoft this is bug in
Windows 7 latter on fixed by Microsoft and some of the update will remove the
error, I don’t know exactly what that single update is. Some points I know for
this reason are:
- Your battery is old and really need replacement, (if not go ahead)
- Your Windows is not updated with latest patches and hotfixes
- You keep your battery plugged in to your Adopter even after fully charged
- You keep plug in and plug out the charger in between of the battery charging ad discharging process.
- You have recently installed drives/software that caused this error.
How to fix Error Consider replacing your battery?
There is no such quick solution besides
updating your computers Windows, still you can opt any of the following
solution to get rid of this error.
Update your Windows for optional features
Hit Start >> Type Windows
update>> and Locate View optional Updates
After that select the all update, you can
ignore the language relate updates and must to select the Windows important
update.
All this may vary according to size, Update
and restart to install them and after 2 or 3 restart you should be get rid of
that problem.
Completely charge and Discharge battery
Once you plugged in, charge the battery for
100% or at least 95% and unplugged the charger as soon as it reaches this
limit. Now keep using your batter till less that 15% or 10% limit before next time
plugging into power source.
Keep using this criterion for 2 or 3 days;
believe me you’ll get free from this error.
Update your battery Driver
Hit Start menu>> Type Device manager
>> Open it (May require Administrator permission) >> locate batter
icon there and you’ll find Microsoft
ACPI-Compliant control Method Battery >> Right click on it and
Uninstall this one.
After this, you can see battery icon is not
there on system tray,
After this Re-start your PC and keep using
until 2 3 next restart.
After this turn off the computer for at least
6-8 hour or don’t use the battery, like you can do it at night.
After 1 or 2 day your problem will defiantly
be solved.
Update batter firmware from your manufacturer site
All the method I
pointed above, are defiantly solution but still for the old batteries, you can
check your Laptop manufacturer site and navigate as follows
Look for the
Support and Download >> Select your Model number >> See if there is
any update for batter Firmware update. If available >> Download and
install it carefully, don’t forget to read the manual supplied with it,
otherwise your batter can be damaged completely.
Hoping you’ll try those
method, if anything you have to ask or share regarding this, let us know and
comment below.
there is another way how to fix that error, maybe your windows update setting is Never check for updates (not recommend), possible cause is your battery driver is up to date. to fix it update your battery drivers . how right click on computer manage->device manager>batteries>right click on Microsoft acpi-compliant control method battery->update driver..
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yeah, after posting this post, i've tried that too. :) thanks for comment
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ReplyDeletesimple and helpful.
It helped me to fix battery problem. Thank you
ReplyDeletewhat is the best solution ?
ReplyDeletewhat is the best solution ???
ReplyDeleteplease answer as fast as you can ??? :'(
and my laptop is owned less than year ago maybe i owned it 9 months <>
ReplyDeleteso what is the best solution that it doesn't damage my laptop.
I think that these are the most problems i faced and did::::::
You keep your battery plugged in to your Adopter even after fully charged
You keep plug in and plug out the charger in between of the battery charging ad discharging process
install batterycare, and keep checking your battery wear status and after continuous full discharge, and even shut down laptop for 7-8 hour daily at night usually,
ReplyDeleteonce you notice wear level goes around 50%, it will be working and warning will be removed. also you can install uninstall battry to check again.
it will be fine :)
i can't fix them.. dizy
ReplyDeleteReally appreciate this article as its shown how easy it is to recharge the battery if you are on a low budget! My partner and I are definately finding ways to save money and this is a great article to achieve it. We also downloaded a real handy guide here to shows you how to recondition any type of battery - http://howtoreconcarbattery.blogspot.co.nz/
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