I tried this but it still isnt working, anything else? i have a vaio fj270

still not working, the battery says its charging with the power cord in the computer (pcg-fx220) and says it finished charging, and then only lasts like 3 minutes, any suggestions? (restate previous suggestions if nessicary)

Matt M said:
I haven't looked at all this thread, but I was wondering if you all know about the Sony battery recall. I don't mean to sound condescending, just wondering.

I don't believe it? Mostly the same problem here. With the mains lead in, ANYTHING I do that a) spins the H/D; b) spins the DVD Drive or c) uses any kind of motion on the internet (i.e BBC Formula One coverage) & the battery power crashes! Even switching between windows causes the battery icon to flip between 'AC Power' & 'Batteries'. I can't even use it with AC Power only, as i've seen some people on here say they are now forced to do, because it just sucks the power from the battery & the lappy dies a horrible death. Without the battery installed, it gets as far as the Windows XP logo on boot-up, then collapses into nothing.....dead as a dalek!

My Vaio PCG-K195HP has no warranty, so there goes that option & I'm desperate to be able to; if not on battery power then at least through the mains, use the damn thing for more than 15mins without it dying and taking a few hours to charge again for another 15mins session!!!! As you can imagine, downloading updates, (especially from Microsoft), can be a very risky 'Hit-&-Miss' affair, & running a full virus scan is totally impossible!

If ANYONE has ANY form of comfort for me by way of help/advise, then believe me, i'd be grateful for reducing the amount of my head pain...both from headaches & constant head scratching!

Andy -

I have the EXACT SAME PROBLEM!! ~>And Sony will NOT take any responsibility for battery replacement - I just spent hours on the phone with them telling not only what you have said about your computer but that I as I tend to run off a docking station for power, (I 'm connected to all kinds of other peripherals due to low vision; large monitor, extended sound, etc.). I always have to start undocked to connected to my wireless then dock and that's when I go from 87% to nothing - now a complete powerdown in less than 3 minutes. The computer gets so damn HOT that I burned my hands and can never leave it running long - how productive!! Now that I have no battery power left I clearly see after ejecting the thing that it's the battery causing the extreme heat. Now Sony says after investing hours of wasted breath, the battery model is on the recall list but my computer model is not so I don't qualify for replacement. **Like DUH??** Talk about speaking in circles...but now I tell them my Mom is an Insurance Adjuster and Step-Dad is a Lawyer and I know all about safety litigations and don't double talk me - just replace my battery before I'm asking you for my entire property!! Please stop scratching your head - I'm going through it too!! ~ Best of luck to you, Robin Andrew

Laptop Willie said:

Willie, Andy & Everybody loosing their minds over this -

I have the EXACT SAME PROBLEM!! And Sony will NOT take any responsibility for battery replacement - I just spent hours on the phone with them telling not only what you have said about your computer but that I as I tend to run off a docking station for power, (I 'm connected to alll kinds of other peripherals due to low vision; large monitor, extended sound, etc.). I always have to start undocked to connected to my wireless then dock and that's when I go from 87% to nothing - now a complete powerdown in less than 3 minutes. The computer gets so damn HOT that I burned my hands and can never leave it running long - how productive!! Now that I have no battery power left I clearly see after ejecting the thing that it's the battery causing the extreme heat. Now Sony says after investing hours of wasted breath, the battery model is on the recall list but my computer model is not so I don't qualify for replacement. **Like DUH??** Talk about speaking in circles...but now I tell them my Mom is an Insurance Adjuster and Step-Dad is a Lawyer and I know all about safety litigations and don't double talk me - just replace my battery before I'm asking you for my entire property!! Please stop scratching your head - I'm going through it too!! Best of luck to you, Robin Andrew