hello all.....haven a odd issue with a laptop.......the laptop will not power up unless the ac adapter is plugged in....the battery is new and once the laptop is runnin xp shows thats the battery is charged...currently 92%. Now i can unplug the ac adapter and the system will run under battery power for some time(1 hour +) but if i power the laptop down and try to power it back up it will power up for 3 or 4 secs then go dead.then i have to use the ac adapter once again. I"m thinkin maybe the battery cant handle the load while booting....not real sure though...laptop is a sony vio