my Lenovo N581 detects the battery, but it doesn't charge it (as soon as I unplug the AC, it turns off).
When i type upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
into the terminal I get:
native-path: BAT1 vendor: LENOVO model: PABAS0241231 serial: 41167 power supply: yes updated: So 01 Jul 2018 14:48:33 CEST (59 seconds ago) has history: yes has statistics: yes battery present: yes rechargeable: yes state: charging warning-level: none energy: 0 Wh energy-empty: 0 Wh energy-full: 0 Wh energy-full-design: 0 Wh energy-rate: 0 W percentage: 0% capacity: 100% technology: lithium-ion icon-name: 'battery-caution-charging-symbolic'
What I tried:
- buy a new battery
- reset the cmos battery (unplug; remove battery; press power for 30 seconds)
- appears on windows (8, 10) and ubuntu (16, 18)
Does anyone have an Idea what to do next?
Do I have to buy a new mainboard?
Thanks for helping!!
Best Answer
The following steps fixed my battery charging on a Carbon X1 5th gen. Your BIOS might be a bit different, but the principle might be the same:
Config
, then selecteDisable Built-in Battery
. This disables the battery completely (i.e. disconnects the battery circuit logically)Now my notebook is charging again.