Battery not charging but detected

power-management laptop battery

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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:

shut down notebook
go to BIOS (to enter the BIOS, I pressed ENTER at boot, and then F1)
in the BIOS, go to Config, then selecte Disable Built-in Battery. This disables the battery completely (i.e. disconnects the battery circuit logically)
unplug the charger
press the power button for about 10 seconds
plug the charger back in
boot up

Now my notebook is charging again.

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gxor

Updated on September 18, 2022

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gxor over 1 year
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!!
- Terrance almost 6 years
  
  You have done everything I would have done. There is a very big possibility that the charging circuit could be bad on the motherboard.
- gxor almost 6 years
  
  Do you know how I could fix this without buying a new mainboard? Is this possible?
- Terrance almost 6 years
  
  I am not aware of any software settings that can cause a system to not want to charge a battery when it is plugged into the charger. I guess you could try another charger for the unit as it might be bad. Unlikely though if the system runs fine with the charger plugged in but it is still a possibility. If the motherboard is bad, then if you were good at soldering and reading schematics and find them online, then you could fix it.
gxor over 5 years

Wow thanks for answering!! I will try it ASAP and tell if it worked!! Thanks again!
dgnorton about 5 years

Worked for me on a Lenovo P52s. Thanks!
Hatem Jaber over 4 years

T580: the first time it didn't work. I ran the same steps again after removing TLP Thinkpad battery settings now battery charging indicator is working. Thank you!
mjd2 over 3 years

Worked on Lenovo X1-Extreme after installing Arch and having battery issues. Thank you!
Mehdi about 3 years

Worked very well for me too (Lenovo L390). Thanks!
Gibarian about 3 years

My old Lenovo Thinkpad 01962 CS did not have this option...
Enrichman almost 3 years

Worked also for me (Lenovo T15)! Thank you!
Zagfai almost 3 years

Work for me too.. Amaz.. Still dont know why this happened...
thebaer over 2 years

Yes, worked for me too! Thinkpad T460s here.
user2180794 about 2 years

Thinkpad X230 does not have this option in BIOS. I removed the battery physically, but that does not seem to have fixed the issue. (Ubuntu 20.04).
Admin almost 2 years

Thanks Man , This works for me as well, Lenovo ThinkPad-L14
Admin almost 2 years

Worked for my Lenovo P1! Thanks