topic Re: Accu charging in PCs & Accessories

Accu charging

Medikus — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:17:27 GMT

Hello,

on my vaio PCG K115 S the accu is permanently charging with WinXP Prof SP2 in the tray but not by the led of the notebook itself.

Does somebody know a solution ? Is it perhaps a windows problem ? I also had this years ago with a compaq E 500.

Re: Accu charging

Medikus — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:43:15 GMT

Hello,

on my vaio PCG K115 S the accu is permanently charging with WinXP Prof SP2 in the tray but not by the led of the notebook itself.

Does somebody know a solution ? Is it perhaps a windows problem ? I also had this years ago with a compaq E 500.

Correction: L.E.D. instead led...

Re: Accu charging

kee-lo_ — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:53:30 GMT

That's normal, the LED stops blinking after 80% charged, then an audible sound will tell you when it's 100% done

Re: Accu charging

BartK — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:19:07 GMT

and to complete your answer, windows will always indicate that it is charging the battery, because it just doesn't know any better...

Re: Accu charging

Medikus — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:54:53 GMT

That's normal, the LED stops blinking after 80% charged, then an audible sound will tell you when it's 100% done

Ok, but I here no sound, and the hardware LED stops after full charging, but the tray icon in windows further indicates: "charging".

So it is a windows problem, but as it does not always occur there must be a solution !

So has it a hardware reason because of special sony mainboard (does not fit good with Win2000 for example !!), or is it because of this special hardware (e.g. ali-PCI-bus) and its interference with Windows XP.

I am interested ONLY in true solutions please ! (What BartK says is a common place, I know windows/microsoft often has faults !)

Bye and see you again ?

Re: Accu charging

BartK — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 06:41:39 GMT

There is no solution. It is a windows way of indication, nothing that can be done about that. But is it really that big a problem? It is just an icon...

Re: Accu charging

Medikus — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:57:02 GMT

There is no solution. It is a windows way of indication, nothing that can be done about that. But is it really that big a problem? It is just an icon...

No, it is not a big problem, but I am also interested in solving small problems because they may cause bigger ones.

I had this problem years ago with a Compaq NB and I solved it but forgot the solution.

Add. I think it is not good ig Windows does not check the charging process. This may cause further problems except the incorrect icon.

Re: Accu charging

kee-lo_ — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:41:29 GMT

My GRX announces "your battery is fully charged"

Re: Accu charging

AK207 — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:01:11 GMT

surely the tray states 'charging' because you're still plugged into the charger - even through it says you're 100% charged you are still using power, which is then being recharged... no?

Re: Accu charging

jammold — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:11:18 GMT

Nope not quite...

Close but no cigar as they say...

Windows XP does indeed have an annoying little taskbar glitch that states that the battery is still being charged even when it is at 100% charge level. There is *NO* solution to this whatsoever, bet even Microsoft don't acknowledge this as a KB issue...

If a Sony computer *DID* choose to keep on charging the battery past 100%, and given the battery is the Lithium ION type, then (and this is no joke) the battery would explode.

Once the battery reaches 100% (fully charged) the computers charging array for the battery is disabled. The battery is then disabled and the computer uses the DC input from your AC Power block connected to the mains.

On a K-Series machine the battery lamp stops flashing at 85% charge, on all others its 80%. Once the battery reaches these levels the slow 2 hour charge begins. This is because the battery is rapidly "trickle" charged to 80% in around one hour or so, but to run at full capacity, the slow portion begins at 80-85% and can take 2-4 hours dependant on the PC and battery used.

Re: Accu charging

Medikus — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:42:56 GMT

Once the battery reaches 100% (fully charged) the computers charging array for the battery is disabled. The battery is then disabled and the computer uses the DC input from your AC Power block connected to the mains.

SO: The charging array is then (after 100%) disabled...

You also do not give a solution !

Why is it not disabled at SONY laptops but at others ??

Who has enough knowledge of windows ????

Re: Accu charging

fabio81 — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:53:31 GMT

Ok, but I here no sound, and the hardware LED stops after full charging, but the tray icon in windows further indicates: "charging".

It's the same on my VGN-FE11M. No noticeable sound at the end of the charging process and "charging" icon always on when plugged.

So it is a windows problem, but as it does not always occur there must be a solution !

Please, explain this better. Do you mean that this does not occur always with notebooks or with this particular one?

My Vaio always have the charging icon, but my old notebook regularly changed the icon to "plugged" when fully charged.

So has it a hardware reason because of special sony mainboard (does not fit good with Win2000 for example !!), or is it because of this special hardware (e.g. ali-PCI-bus) and its interference with Windows XP.

I do not know. I supposed it was due to the version of XP (home was ok on the old notebook, media center ed. was not with my new one), but after reading your post I think I was wrong and maybe it's an hardware incompatibility, since you are using XP pro.
If I manage to free some time, I will try installing Linux. Then if the problem lasts it's hardware, otherwise it may be XP.
I will post here the results.

I am interested ONLY in true solutions please ! (What BartK says is a common place, I know windows/microsoft often has faults !)[

You are right! There's someone who has thousands of posts where he/she writes not very useful things, but if you post something interesting more than once, he/she starts writing you are spamming without giving a TRUE answer. I will look for finding a true one.

Re: Accu charging

Medikus — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:49:49 GMT

Quote:

Please, explain this better. Do you mean that this does not occur always with notebooks or with this particular one?

Answer:

Yes, that is right. On my other notebooks before (Compaq) it does not occur, but it was Windows2000 !

I have an old Compaq Presario Laptop with XP, this is also ok, icon changes after accu is full charged !

So IT IS a problem of SONY and their hardware, a malfunction together with Windows XP !!!!!!!!!

The SONY Online-Support (they are idiots !!) says this is normal with all VAIOs but this indicates a problem of these notebooks with WinXP.

They are NOT interested to solve this problem THOUGH they have to do the support FOR Microsoft because they get from MS the cheaper OEM-versions of WInXP!

But they are lazy ! Perhaps some housewives in the support with small knowledge.... 🙂

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Quote:

My Vaio always have the charging icon, but my old notebook regularly changed the icon to "plugged" when fully charged.

Answer:

See above...

Greetings !:smileycry: