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07-03-2021 04:30 PM
Hello, everything was going fine and I was using my HP Pavilion Gaming - 15-dk0068wm laptop when plugged in (because of its low battery life), suddenly it stopped picking up charge from the battery. I tried other sockets to no avail. I also uninstalled the Microsoft ACPI and the other one and restarted but nothing happened (couldn't take out battery since its fixed). I also updated the drivers from support assistant and ran the battery diagnostics too which said that "The battery is functioning correctly, but the AC adapter is not attached. To completely test your battery, please attach the AC adapter." I heard that this is a known issue about pavillion gaming laptops related to some fault with the motherboard. Please help I need my laptop for some work!
07-06-2021 11:42 AM
Hi@Groot11,
Welcome to the HP Support Community.Apologies for all the inconvenience. Request you to follow the below troubleshooting steps
I have a few steps listed below that should help you resolve this concern:
Unplug the charge and use the laptop until the battery drains to 15%.
Turn off the laptop and turn it back on after 30mins.
Reinstalled Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery under device manager:
1) In the search box, type and open “Device Manager”.
2) Expand “Batteries”.
3) Right-click the "Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery" that is listed there.
4) Click on “Uninstall”.
5) At the prompt put a check in the box to remove the current driver
6) Shutdown the computer.
7) Remove the battery for minute and then put it back in.
😎 When the computer comes back up it should automatically find the driver.
9) Go to Device Manager.
10) Expand Batteries.
11) Right-click the "Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery" that is listed there.
12) Click "Search automatically for updated driver software"
Do the same thing with Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Embedded Controller.
Restart the computer and the issue should be fixed.
Additional help can be found in the below articles:
Additional help can be found in the below articles:
Battery Charging Delayed When Operating Notebook in High Ambient Temperatures
Battery Indicator Light Turns On and Off While Battery is Charging
Let's try this:
Run hardware diagnostics test on battery and Charger:
Use the following steps to open the Component Tests menu.
- Hold the power button for at least five seconds to turn off the computer.
- Turn on the computer and immediately press Esc repeatedly, about once every second. When the menu appears, press the F2 key.
- On the main menu, click Component Tests.
- The Component Tests menu displays. Your Component Tests menu might be different, depending on the components installed on your computer.
- To run both tests simultaneously, in the Component Tests menu, click Power Source, and then click Run once. Each component can also be tested individually.
AC Adapter Test:
The AC Adapter test provides an interactive test to determine if the AC power adapter is functioning properly. A good battery is required for this test. Before running the AC Adapter Test, HP recommends verifying that your computer can receive power by connecting a known working AC adapter.
Follow these steps to perform the AC Adapter Test.
- In the Component Tests menu, click Power, and then click an AC Adapter Test.
- Click Run once.
- The AC Adapter Test begins.
- When the test is complete, the results are displayed on the screen.
Battery Test:
Follow these steps to perform the Battery Test:
- In the Component Tests menu, click Power, and then click Battery.
- Click Run once. The Battery Test begins.
- When the battery test is complete, the results are displayed on the screen. For additional battery information, click Battery Details.
Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
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