latitude won't run on battery

Question

I Recently bought an older latitude A400xt w/ win98 and it works great except that it will not run with the battery. The battery charges all right and the power meter recognizes the battery and says it is charged at 100%.  (The battery was at 58% when I got it and it charged right up to 100%, and the led flashes yellow indicating a trickle charge) It will not boot up on battery or keep running if the AC is unplugged.   Any ideas?

chapmasj · Answer

The battery is almost certainly knackered (if it is even close to being as old as the machine). If you press the test button on the battery what happens?

DentArthurDent · Answer

The test strip indicates that the battery is fully charged. There are five green lights. The first four are lit and the fifth flashes.

chapmasj · Answer

When one (or more) flashes then it indicates the battery is knackered.

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