If you do need a new battery, you can call their tech support at 80, sift through the automated voice until you get a human, and have them send you a new one (should be around $100 total.

You mentioned the laptop being 3 years old - most lithium ion batteries only have a lifetime of about 2 years (varies with use.) You may want to take it into a local computer repair shop and get their opinion. Repairman said I was lucky it didn't catch fire D: ) Here's some of the potential issues you might have:ĭegraded battery (I had this - a month after the above issue, the battery swelled and popped off the bottom plate of the machine. x20).ĭuring this, I checked a lot of forum posts of people having the same issue. I finally managed to get it working through sheer stubbornness (holding power button for 30s to drain residual charge, unplugging and plugging cable, etc. Once you run out, theres no way to gain access to your files and system other than charging.

After the battery was completely drained, the computer refused to charge, only showing a slow blinking orange light by the charging port. For laptop users, managing battery life is extremely important. Hey! Not a computer expert, but I had a similar issue with my Spectre x360 a few months back.

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