Topic Wiki

I figured that even this thread can have a wiki.
If your computer or phone is giving you issues:

• Please read this before posting: 4 Reasons Why IT People Ignore Your Requests for Help
• Restart the computer. Hopefully this will take care of any issues
• If your problem has not yet been solved, try to Google it. There may be a very simple solution
• On a Windows computer, a system restore may do the trick.
(This is a work in progress, please feel free to add whatever you may feel is helpful)


Please post whether or not the problem was fixed

Apple iPhone Master Thread
« Last edited by Thingywingy on May 07, 2019, 08:00:02 PM »

Author Topic: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread  (Read 977383 times)

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3800 on: February 17, 2017, 11:12:14 AM »
Was away for a few weeks. Came home to one of my laptops not holding it's charge. Now it says plugged in not charging. HP battery check says battery is ok. Any ideas?
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline David R

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Mar 2012
  • Posts: 1891
  • Total likes: 49
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 5
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn, NY
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3801 on: February 17, 2017, 11:47:29 AM »
Was away for a few weeks. Came home to one of my laptops not holding it's charge. Now it says plugged in not charging. HP battery check says battery is ok. Any ideas?
Make sure plug is tight. If that does not help, you might need to replace the charger.

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3802 on: February 17, 2017, 01:22:41 PM »
Make sure plug is tight. If that does not help, you might need to replace the charger.

Plug is tight. And it's registering that's plugged in. Do you mean replace the battery?   

Any other ideas anyone? The first 2 days the battery was just being weird. Now it won't charge.
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3803 on: February 17, 2017, 01:27:54 PM »
Unplug the power cord, right click on battery icon, select 'Balanced (Recommended)', plug power cord back into laptop... problem solved.

Saw above mentioned on a site and this is what finally fixed it. So strange. Meanwhile my battery is still acting up.
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline avromie7

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Feb 2014
  • Posts: 8188
  • Total likes: 2713
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
  • Location: Lakewood
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3804 on: February 17, 2017, 01:28:07 PM »
Plug is tight. And it's registering that's plugged in. Do you mean replace the battery?   

Any other ideas anyone? The first 2 days the battery was just being weird. Now it won't charge.
Take out the battery and holding the power button down for 30 seconds
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3805 on: February 17, 2017, 01:28:56 PM »
Take out the battery and holding the power button down for 30 seconds
Tried that. Didn't work. The above finally fixed it.  But meanwhile I know my battery is acting up. Wondering how to fix that. Or what could be wrong with it.
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline avromie7

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Feb 2014
  • Posts: 8188
  • Total likes: 2713
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
  • Location: Lakewood
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3806 on: February 17, 2017, 01:29:50 PM »
Tried that. Didn't work. The above finally fixed it.  But meanwhile I know my battery is acting up. Wondering how to fix that. Or what could be wrong with it.
How old is it?
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3807 on: February 17, 2017, 01:30:39 PM »
How old is it?
Comp is almost 3 years. Battery is less than a year. Ruined the last one in Israel using converters.
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline avromie7

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Feb 2014
  • Posts: 8188
  • Total likes: 2713
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
  • Location: Lakewood
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3808 on: February 17, 2017, 01:31:26 PM »
Comp is almost 3 years. Battery is less than a year. Ruined the last one in Israel using converters.
Try draining the battery all the way down
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3809 on: February 17, 2017, 01:32:36 PM »
Try draining the battery all the way down
I tried that yesterday. Issue was it 'died' super fast. Will try it again now after it reaches 100%.  Thanks.
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline avromie7

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Feb 2014
  • Posts: 8188
  • Total likes: 2713
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
  • Location: Lakewood
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3810 on: February 17, 2017, 01:34:30 PM »
I tried that yesterday. Issue was it 'died' super fast. Will try it again now after it reaches 100%.  Thanks.
Do it 3 times.
Is the battery physically bloated?
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3811 on: February 17, 2017, 02:01:56 PM »
Do it 3 times.
Is the battery physically bloated?
Will do. And no I don't think so.
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline avromie7

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Feb 2014
  • Posts: 8188
  • Total likes: 2713
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
  • Location: Lakewood
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3812 on: February 17, 2017, 02:04:02 PM »
Will do. And no I don't think so.
Even so you can try putting the battery in the freezer, it can help it hold a charge.
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3813 on: February 17, 2017, 02:05:12 PM »
Even so you can try putting the battery in the freezer, it can help it hold a charge.
Interesting. Thanks.
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3814 on: February 17, 2017, 04:42:11 PM »
Even so you can try putting the battery in the freezer, it can help it hold a charge.
Let it drain once. It was on 0 min 0 % remaining for like a good 15 minutes. ??
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline avromie7

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Feb 2014
  • Posts: 8188
  • Total likes: 2713
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
  • Location: Lakewood
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3815 on: February 17, 2017, 05:05:35 PM »
Let it drain once. It was on 0 min 0 % remaining for like a good 15 minutes. ??
Letting it drain completely and fully charging it a few times should help fix that
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

Offline Baruch

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 2604
  • Total likes: 335
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 2
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3816 on: February 18, 2017, 09:15:50 PM »
I have a battery problem with my Toshiba laptop.

- When plugged in it says "plugged in, not charging"

- even if the battery has a 75% charge (I just bought a new one to make sure the problem wasn't the battery), if you pull the plug, the laptop shuts off.

- if the battery which has a 75% charge is in - the laptop won't start EVEN WHEN PLUGGED IN. But if my old battery which has a 0% charge is in - the laptop will start if it's plugged in.



Please Help!
TIA
Is there any chance that buying a new adapter plug will help? (I already bought a new battery ansd it didn't help

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3817 on: February 18, 2017, 09:41:57 PM »
Letting it drain completely and fully charging it a few times should help fix that

Update:  Ok so after Shab I fully charged the device again. SAid 100% charged. unplugged it to let it drain and it says 96% charged. When I plugged it back in it says plugged in not charging again.   Seems like the battery got messed up somehow. Should i let it drain again anyways or somehow work on trying to get it to say charging again?
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline avromie7

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Feb 2014
  • Posts: 8188
  • Total likes: 2713
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
  • Location: Lakewood
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3818 on: February 18, 2017, 09:48:53 PM »
Update:  Ok so after Shab I fully charged the device again. SAid 100% charged. unplugged it to let it drain and it says 96% charged. When I plugged it back in it says plugged in not charging again.   Seems like the battery got messed up somehow. Should i let it drain again anyways or somehow work on trying to get it to say charging again?
Let it drain completely
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

Offline David R

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Mar 2012
  • Posts: 1891
  • Total likes: 49
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 5
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn, NY
Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3819 on: February 19, 2017, 05:47:18 AM »
Update:  Ok so after Shab I fully charged the device again. SAid 100% charged. unplugged it to let it drain and it says 96% charged. When I plugged it back in it says plugged in not charging again.   Seems like the battery got messed up somehow. Should i let it drain again anyways or somehow work on trying to get it to say charging again?
It's considered bad for battery longevity to charge it when it's already 96% charged. For that reason, there is a setting that may be preventing it from charging.