I recently got an old Toshiba Satellite notebook (c. 2003) that works nicely in most ways except that its battery does not charge.
Using the "TOSHIBA Power Management Utility" I can set the laptop's power use mode, but it continues to rely on AC power. Because of this baked-in software, I cannot use the default Windows power management controls.
When I first tried to fire the machine up (without its cord) I got a few seconds of boot on the residual charge, so I know the battery connects alright.
More info on the laptop on request.
How do I get it to charge? Please help!
Using the "TOSHIBA Power Management Utility" I can set the laptop's power use mode, but it continues to rely on AC power. Because of this baked-in software, I cannot use the default Windows power management controls.
When I first tried to fire the machine up (without its cord) I got a few seconds of boot on the residual charge, so I know the battery connects alright.
More info on the laptop on request.
How do I get it to charge? Please help!