Laptop wont charge

YoungOzzy · 31 Jul 2010 at 14:38

Basically got a satellite M40 laptop, wouldn't charge and put a new power jack in still wont charge, then put a new battery in and is sitting at 34% but wont charge. Sometimes even switch off sometimes.

What's going on ?

Please help

mrteabag · 31 Jul 2010 at 14:42

Check the charger with a voltmeter?

YoungOzzy · 31 Jul 2010 at 14:51

Have done giving out the required voltage.

Tealc · 31 Jul 2010 at 14:53

It could be a bad contact inside the laptop that's causing the problem. Is there some form of light that tells you it's charging. Wiggle the jack and see if you can make any form of contact.

d_brennen · 31 Jul 2010 at 14:56

Could be the power regulator circuit on the motherboard, in which case you'd be out of luck tbh. Does the machine power off uneunexpectedly on mains?

YoungOzzy · 31 Jul 2010 at 14:56

Have done that too

YoungOzzy · 31 Jul 2010 at 14:57

It used too until i put the new battery in.

da_ging · 31 Jul 2010 at 23:07

YoungOzzy said:
Have done giving out the required voltage.

by right voltage you mean it's showing mid to high 20's right? if it's showing 18/19v then it's broken

Bubba · 31 Jul 2010 at 23:55

da_ging said:
by right voltage you mean it's showing mid to high 20's right? if it's showing 18/19v then it's broken

If it is a toshiba laptop then it will either be 15v or 19v, dont always trust a multi meter, I have had chargers in the past give out the voltage on a meter but wont bring a laptop on.