On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:46:19 -0500, John Ferrell wrote: >I have a nice Sony Laptop with that problem. If the battery is not=20 >authentic and the motherboard does not like the way you charged it, no=20 >joy! Replacement batteries were/are $140. It is of Vista vintage and=20 >otherwise a good laptop. My solution was to buy no more Sony. It's not as if having authentic Sony will necessarily keep you from having the fireball in your lap. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .