XO Troubleshooting Battery

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This is the portion of the XO Troubleshooting Guide for diagnosing problems with the battery and power on an XO laptop.

The laptop won't run using the battery

The laptop won't run using the power adapter

The laptop emits a high pitched whine when using the power adapter

The laptop can't charge the battery

  1. Indication: The charging led is burning yellow and never goes green.
  2. Debug:
    1. check if battery connector in the chassis has 7 volts.
    2. check if battery connector on the motherboard has 7 volts.

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    1. If the has If This is due to a loose cable / connector. Check wiring and connectors st
  1. fixes:
    1. bewing pins in the connectors
    2. resolder / replace wires