Hi there, my laptop hasn't been able to charge for the last few hours. It started yesterday when I plugged it, and it disconnected even though it was still plugged. Then, I moved the cable around a bit to another direction, and it worked. Until today where I had to unplug the laptop to move it, and when plugging it back again, the charger completely refused to work.
I have a 180 watts charger from Movano.global, so not the original, which has been working fine for almost two years. The previous charger broke, I believe.
When plugged and turned on, the computer is not charging. There is only the blue light on the side indicating the laptop is on.
When plugged and turned off, the computer is not charging, and the light on the side blinks orange.
But it immediately disconnects the moment the laptop is back on, and makes the disconnecting sound. Why does it blink when charging doesn't work?
Troubleshooting:
I have tried manually uninstalling the battery driver. Went to device manager, batteries, picked the second driver, right clicked and uninstalled, then restarted the computer.
I have tried pressing the pin hole in the back of the laptop. Used a pin to press it down and heard a click and pressed it down for a little over 30 seconds.
I tried plugging the laptop in other power outlets around the home. It was fine just a day ago however so I don't imagine it's the power outlets.
I tried unplugging the second part of the charger until the light turned off completely, left it be for a little while then tried plugging it all again.
Nothing worked.
I absolutely need this laptop for work and can't not use it. I'd like to know what is at fault here. The charging socket, or the charger itself? I need to determine either of these things before spending any on either a repairman, or a new charger, neither of which I can really afford at the moment.
