Hi I have an MSI GT60, the battery does not charge when the machine is powered on but does charge when the machine is powered off.
the battery/charging light is flashing,
the machine will not power on with the battery removed,
the charger is tested and appears to be ok also the same with replacement charger,
I have tested voltage at DC jack pins on the main board and its reading 19.5v so I am assuming that the DC jack is not faulty it feels nice and firm not loose.
I downloaded MSI battery calibration tool and when I try to run it the software says that the charger is not connected.
any ideas Please Daniel
sounds like a bad power jack
can you post a link to the replacement charger
If you have tried a known good charger and you have tested proper voltage at motherboard level then I would say you may have a problem with the charging circuit itself. I would however think it is worth a shot to replace the battery and see how the charging issue responds. Batteries are relatively inexpensive.
Yeah like Tim said, changing the battery is a quick way to check, also they are not expensive.
If you know what you're doing, its possible to check voltage with a multimeter to see if there is power getting to the battery.
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(03-03-2017, 12:06 PM)Britec Wrote: [ -> ]Yeah like Tim said, changing the battery is a quick way to check, also they are not expensive.
If you know what you're doing, its possible to check voltage with a multimeter to see if there is power getting to the battery.
I will give that a go but not much hope the adapter is not showing in device manager.
the laptop should power on without the battery you said it will not power on without battery
which tells me the laptop charger is not giving enough power to turn on the laptop or
the power jack is not giving power to motherboard so that the laptop can be powered on
and the reason it would power on with the battery in is because its getting power from battery to be powered on
anyway replace the battery like britec and timster said let see what will happen
If it don't power on without the battery, then check power adapter and DC Jack.
post Link to the replacement that was use to test with
Britec how come you did over look the part when he said the machine will not power on with the battery removed,
you need to put on your glasses age catch with you LOL timster I think you forgot to put on your 1080p glasses
(03-04-2017, 12:49 PM)Compton Wrote: [ -> ]post Link to the replacement that was use to test with
Britec how come you did over look the part when he said the machine will not power on with the battery removed,
you need to put on your glasses age catch with you LOL timster I think you forgot to put on your 1080p glasses
LOL...