Originally posted by fudgester:
*me mysteriously appears in a puff of smoke*
I think my laptop battery is completely dead.
My laptop refused to start up just now. It only responded when I
plugged in the AC adaptor. Checking the battery status, it reads as
'N/A'... it's as though the battery isn't there at all.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised. The battery has been dying a slow
death. Lately I can use it for only an hour before it begs me to
switch to AC power. Previously it was close to three hours.
This makes it the FOURTH piece of hardware that I have had to
replace in this laptop. Previously I've had to replace the wireless
card, DVD-ROM drive, and the RAM chips. 
I've said it several times, and I'll say it again: [b]STAY AWAY
FROM TOSHIBA!!!! 
[/b]
Yikes! That doesn't bode well. Which model laptop do you
have?
I bought a Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 last December, and it's
been running like a top. Don't know about the battery, though--I
replaced the stock 4400mAh battery with an aftermarket 8800mAh one
right after I purchased the laptop, and haven't noticed any battery
life issues... yet.
