Hello everyone,
When gaming, I have to have my laptop plugged into the mains. This is because on battery, the motherboard limits the power usage, so high intensity programs suffer a little (at least I think that's the reason...).
This is not a problem, except recently, it has started to do it when I am plugged in too.
When I minimise the game and look at the taskbar, it shows the battery symbol, not the plugged in symbol (even though I am plugged in).
I have also noticed the battery life getting shorter recently - as little as half an hour from full charge to 10%.
My guess is that the problem either lies in the charging cable, or the battery, but I don't know which one.
Strangely enough, I only notice this problem when I play games (so far) and the laptop works fine otherwise.
Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?
Thank you.
When gaming, I have to have my laptop plugged into the mains. This is because on battery, the motherboard limits the power usage, so high intensity programs suffer a little (at least I think that's the reason...).
This is not a problem, except recently, it has started to do it when I am plugged in too.
When I minimise the game and look at the taskbar, it shows the battery symbol, not the plugged in symbol (even though I am plugged in).
I have also noticed the battery life getting shorter recently - as little as half an hour from full charge to 10%.
My guess is that the problem either lies in the charging cable, or the battery, but I don't know which one.
Strangely enough, I only notice this problem when I play games (so far) and the laptop works fine otherwise.
Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?
Thank you.