"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message ...

The battery's charge is what the computer thinks it is, not what it "really"
is. It's possible the battery is actually at full charge, and the battery's
voltage is at the level that cuts off the charge cycle.

I would operate the computer on the battery until it runs down, then (after
a
rest) recharge it and see what happens.





I've just watched over 2 hours of TV on demand from the battery that claimed
less than 50% charge, before it quit.

From experience with this machine, I would say that the battery capacity is
good, and the reported charge is accurate.

The problem being the laptop will not use the PSU power if the battery is
installed, and won't charge it, unless the laptop is turned off.



Re-installing the battery just now showed the laptop will charge it for some
20 secs or so, then quit, then try to use it instead of the connected PSU as
before.



Gareth.



Gareth.