Lenovo X1 Thinkpad battery not charging in 17.04
I have a 8 month old Lenovo X1 Carbon (5th generation) which was originally running 16.04LTS.
When I upgraded to 17.04 I noticed the battery is no longer charging. When the AC is plugged in battery indicator / upower / Power Statistics all show the battery as "charging".
However the battery doesn't charge - it just stays at it's current rate (38%). Using the laptop when it's not plugged into AC just depletes the battery further.
I have tried three different chargers with the same results. I doubt there is any physical issue with the battery as the laptop is relatively new & the issue has only just started after the upgrade to 17.04.
Any help appreciated.
power-management 17.04 lenovo battery
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I have a 8 month old Lenovo X1 Carbon (5th generation) which was originally running 16.04LTS.
When I upgraded to 17.04 I noticed the battery is no longer charging. When the AC is plugged in battery indicator / upower / Power Statistics all show the battery as "charging".
However the battery doesn't charge - it just stays at it's current rate (38%). Using the laptop when it's not plugged into AC just depletes the battery further.
I have tried three different chargers with the same results. I doubt there is any physical issue with the battery as the laptop is relatively new & the issue has only just started after the upgrade to 17.04.
Any help appreciated.
power-management 17.04 lenovo battery
asked Nov 26 '17 at 19:28
BaronGrivet
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I have a 8 month old Lenovo X1 Carbon (5th generation) which was originally running 16.04LTS.
When I upgraded to 17.04 I noticed the battery is no longer charging. When the AC is plugged in battery indicator / upower / Power Statistics all show the battery as "charging".
However the battery doesn't charge - it just stays at it's current rate (38%). Using the laptop when it's not plugged into AC just depletes the battery further.
I have tried three different chargers with the same results. I doubt there is any physical issue with the battery as the laptop is relatively new & the issue has only just started after the upgrade to 17.04.
Any help appreciated.
power-management 17.04 lenovo battery
asked Nov 26 '17 at 19:28
BaronGrivet
150111
I have a 8 month old Lenovo X1 Carbon (5th generation) which was originally running 16.04LTS.
When I upgraded to 17.04 I noticed the battery is no longer charging. When the AC is plugged in battery indicator / upower / Power Statistics all show the battery as "charging".
However the battery doesn't charge - it just stays at it's current rate (38%). Using the laptop when it's not plugged into AC just depletes the battery further.
I have tried three different chargers with the same results. I doubt there is any physical issue with the battery as the laptop is relatively new & the issue has only just started after the upgrade to 17.04.
Any help appreciated.
power-management 17.04 lenovo battery
power-management 17.04 lenovo battery
asked Nov 26 '17 at 19:28
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Same situation here, but my battery died completely and I could not turn laptop on at all. Called Lenovo tech support and their awesome rep (Joshua) instructed me to do a "static reset." Steps are:
- Unplug laptop;
- insert end of paper clip in small hole on bottom of laptop;
- hold for five seconds; let go; plug laptop back in;
- hit power/start button.
Worked like a charm! Apparently, electricity builds up inside laptop with nowhere to go. Reset button on bottom releases it so battery can recharge as it should. Thank you, Joshua!
edited Aug 18 '18 at 8:28
Joshua Besneatte
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answered Aug 17 '18 at 22:20
Marta
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I'm confirming this approach worked on a five-month old Thinkpad X1 Carbon (6th gen) aka "X1C6". Symptoms started 10 mins ago w Ubuntu's power notification alternating between "charging" & "not charging" while the LED charging light was dark indicating "not charging". Went from 10% to dead in a few mins. After doing a few rounds of 5-second paper-clip presses in that small hole on the back (could feel a smell "click") eventually I could get the LED light to turn red (indicating charging) and the notebook would boot up. Thank you Marta for sharing this - you spared me lots of time & stress :)
– HenrikB
Dec 18 '18 at 2:46
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This worked for me:
- Shutdown computer
- Pressed power button to turn it on & pressed F1 to enter BIOS
- In BIOS go "Config" > "Power" > "Turn off Battery"
- After computer has turned off I unplugged AC & plugged it back in again.
The laptop is now charging.
answered Nov 29 '17 at 4:15
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Same situation here, but my battery died completely and I could not turn laptop on at all. Called Lenovo tech support and their awesome rep (Joshua) instructed me to do a "static reset." Steps are:
- Unplug laptop;
- insert end of paper clip in small hole on bottom of laptop;
- hold for five seconds; let go; plug laptop back in;
- hit power/start button.
Worked like a charm! Apparently, electricity builds up inside laptop with nowhere to go. Reset button on bottom releases it so battery can recharge as it should. Thank you, Joshua!
edited Aug 18 '18 at 8:28
Joshua Besneatte
2,04711024
answered Aug 17 '18 at 22:20
Marta
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I'm confirming this approach worked on a five-month old Thinkpad X1 Carbon (6th gen) aka "X1C6". Symptoms started 10 mins ago w Ubuntu's power notification alternating between "charging" & "not charging" while the LED charging light was dark indicating "not charging". Went from 10% to dead in a few mins. After doing a few rounds of 5-second paper-clip presses in that small hole on the back (could feel a smell "click") eventually I could get the LED light to turn red (indicating charging) and the notebook would boot up. Thank you Marta for sharing this - you spared me lots of time & stress :)
– HenrikB
Dec 18 '18 at 2:46
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Same situation here, but my battery died completely and I could not turn laptop on at all. Called Lenovo tech support and their awesome rep (Joshua) instructed me to do a "static reset." Steps are:
- Unplug laptop;
- insert end of paper clip in small hole on bottom of laptop;
- hold for five seconds; let go; plug laptop back in;
- hit power/start button.
Worked like a charm! Apparently, electricity builds up inside laptop with nowhere to go. Reset button on bottom releases it so battery can recharge as it should. Thank you, Joshua!
edited Aug 18 '18 at 8:28
Joshua Besneatte
2,04711024
answered Aug 17 '18 at 22:20
Marta
311
I'm confirming this approach worked on a five-month old Thinkpad X1 Carbon (6th gen) aka "X1C6". Symptoms started 10 mins ago w Ubuntu's power notification alternating between "charging" & "not charging" while the LED charging light was dark indicating "not charging". Went from 10% to dead in a few mins. After doing a few rounds of 5-second paper-clip presses in that small hole on the back (could feel a smell "click") eventually I could get the LED light to turn red (indicating charging) and the notebook would boot up. Thank you Marta for sharing this - you spared me lots of time & stress :)
– HenrikB
Dec 18 '18 at 2:46
add a comment |
Same situation here, but my battery died completely and I could not turn laptop on at all. Called Lenovo tech support and their awesome rep (Joshua) instructed me to do a "static reset." Steps are:
- Unplug laptop;
- insert end of paper clip in small hole on bottom of laptop;
- hold for five seconds; let go; plug laptop back in;
- hit power/start button.
Worked like a charm! Apparently, electricity builds up inside laptop with nowhere to go. Reset button on bottom releases it so battery can recharge as it should. Thank you, Joshua!
edited Aug 18 '18 at 8:28
Joshua Besneatte
2,04711024
answered Aug 17 '18 at 22:20
Marta
311
Same situation here, but my battery died completely and I could not turn laptop on at all. Called Lenovo tech support and their awesome rep (Joshua) instructed me to do a "static reset." Steps are:
- Unplug laptop;
- insert end of paper clip in small hole on bottom of laptop;
- hold for five seconds; let go; plug laptop back in;
- hit power/start button.
Worked like a charm! Apparently, electricity builds up inside laptop with nowhere to go. Reset button on bottom releases it so battery can recharge as it should. Thank you, Joshua!
edited Aug 18 '18 at 8:28
Joshua Besneatte
2,04711024
answered Aug 17 '18 at 22:20
Marta
311
edited Aug 18 '18 at 8:28
Joshua Besneatte
2,04711024
edited Aug 18 '18 at 8:28
Joshua Besneatte
2,04711024
edited Aug 18 '18 at 8:28
Joshua Besneatte
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2,04711024
answered Aug 17 '18 at 22:20
Marta
311
answered Aug 17 '18 at 22:20
Marta
311
answered Aug 17 '18 at 22:20
Marta
311
311
I'm confirming this approach worked on a five-month old Thinkpad X1 Carbon (6th gen) aka "X1C6". Symptoms started 10 mins ago w Ubuntu's power notification alternating between "charging" & "not charging" while the LED charging light was dark indicating "not charging". Went from 10% to dead in a few mins. After doing a few rounds of 5-second paper-clip presses in that small hole on the back (could feel a smell "click") eventually I could get the LED light to turn red (indicating charging) and the notebook would boot up. Thank you Marta for sharing this - you spared me lots of time & stress :)
– HenrikB
Dec 18 '18 at 2:46
add a comment |
I'm confirming this approach worked on a five-month old Thinkpad X1 Carbon (6th gen) aka "X1C6". Symptoms started 10 mins ago w Ubuntu's power notification alternating between "charging" & "not charging" while the LED charging light was dark indicating "not charging". Went from 10% to dead in a few mins. After doing a few rounds of 5-second paper-clip presses in that small hole on the back (could feel a smell "click") eventually I could get the LED light to turn red (indicating charging) and the notebook would boot up. Thank you Marta for sharing this - you spared me lots of time & stress :)
– HenrikB
Dec 18 '18 at 2:46
I'm confirming this approach worked on a five-month old Thinkpad X1 Carbon (6th gen) aka "X1C6". Symptoms started 10 mins ago w Ubuntu's power notification alternating between "charging" & "not charging" while the LED charging light was dark indicating "not charging". Went from 10% to dead in a few mins. After doing a few rounds of 5-second paper-clip presses in that small hole on the back (could feel a smell "click") eventually I could get the LED light to turn red (indicating charging) and the notebook would boot up. Thank you Marta for sharing this - you spared me lots of time & stress :)
– HenrikB
Dec 18 '18 at 2:46
I'm confirming this approach worked on a five-month old Thinkpad X1 Carbon (6th gen) aka "X1C6". Symptoms started 10 mins ago w Ubuntu's power notification alternating between "charging" & "not charging" while the LED charging light was dark indicating "not charging". Went from 10% to dead in a few mins. After doing a few rounds of 5-second paper-clip presses in that small hole on the back (could feel a smell "click") eventually I could get the LED light to turn red (indicating charging) and the notebook would boot up. Thank you Marta for sharing this - you spared me lots of time & stress :)
– HenrikB
Dec 18 '18 at 2:46
add a comment |
This worked for me:
- Shutdown computer
- Pressed power button to turn it on & pressed F1 to enter BIOS
- In BIOS go "Config" > "Power" > "Turn off Battery"
- After computer has turned off I unplugged AC & plugged it back in again.
The laptop is now charging.
answered Nov 29 '17 at 4:15
BaronGrivet
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This worked for me:
- Shutdown computer
- Pressed power button to turn it on & pressed F1 to enter BIOS
- In BIOS go "Config" > "Power" > "Turn off Battery"
- After computer has turned off I unplugged AC & plugged it back in again.
The laptop is now charging.
answered Nov 29 '17 at 4:15
BaronGrivet
150111
add a comment |
This worked for me:
- Shutdown computer
- Pressed power button to turn it on & pressed F1 to enter BIOS
- In BIOS go "Config" > "Power" > "Turn off Battery"
- After computer has turned off I unplugged AC & plugged it back in again.
The laptop is now charging.
answered Nov 29 '17 at 4:15
BaronGrivet
150111
This worked for me:
- Shutdown computer
- Pressed power button to turn it on & pressed F1 to enter BIOS
- In BIOS go "Config" > "Power" > "Turn off Battery"
- After computer has turned off I unplugged AC & plugged it back in again.
The laptop is now charging.
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