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    Weird battery icon in Fujitsu S6210 LCD panel

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by HerrKaputt, Sep 4, 2008.

  1. HerrKaputt

    HerrKaputt Elite Notebook User

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    Hello all,

    A while ago I reported here a problem on my Fujitsu-Siemens S6210 main battery here. I haven't been able to solve it since.

    I connected my laptop to AC power yesterday after not having used it for 2 days, and the main battery was fully discharged. It showed the normal "charging" icon for a while, but never charged anything (the battery always reported 0% charge). After about 30 minutes, the icon changed to the one on the image below (it's the icon for battery 1, battery 2 is the modular battery and it's working fine), and Windows reports the battery as 0% charged and discharging. Even after more than 24 hours, this does not change anymore.

    I have never seen this icon before. Does anyone here know what the icon is?
     

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    mankmeister Notebook Enthusiast

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    The manual for my E8410 states that it indicates that the battery cannot be charged properly (see attachment). Given the earlier issues you've been having, perhaps it's just dead?
     

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  3. HerrKaputt

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    Yeah, I had the feeling that would be the case. That's unfortunate :(

    Thanks for the help.
     
    HerrKaputt, Sep 5, 2008
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