Hey all. The battery in my Pavillion zd8000 dies after about 3-5 minutes, on a full charge. If it's plugged into the wall, charged and then unplugged the whole system just dies after about 3-5 minutes. I can't even boot into Windows after that. I've sent the laptop in to HP once before for this same issue, and they replaced the battery, which worked for about a week or so before I started having the same issue. That was about 2-3 months ago. Any ideas?

If this is still under warranty, i'd send it back in. AMD Athlonxp 3200+ OC Asus A7N8x-deluxe-E ATI AIW 9600pro 2x WD SATA raptors/raid0 Corsair XMS3200 16x Lite-on DVD 12x DVD-R 48x Lite-on CDRW Aspire Super Alien Case

I had a similar problem with a Toshiba laptop several years ago, and after a thorough diagnostics they determined it was not the fault of the battery. The fault was more serious; it was in the motherboard, which after replacement everything worked perfectly. So Tony's suggestion is certainly appropriate. Good luck. I - Sandor J Sound judgement, with discernment, is the best of seers. - Euripides (B.C. 480 - 406)

My guess... check the power cord for proper connection. Laptops are notoriuos for screwing up in theis area. If you have a weak connection (which happens due to plugging, unplugging, and just general movement of the plug while the laptop is being jockied around), then the proper voltage may be coming through, but the needed current is not. As a result, the laptop hogs what current is there and the battery doesn't get what it needs for a full charge. If the connection is bad enough then the laptop will actually pull from the battery AND the power supply at the same time. You would think that a weak battery would show up in the battery indicator but instead it shows a full charge. This is because the battery meter measures battery voltage and not current. I have an hp that dished out similar problems to yours and it did turn out to be the plug. The weak point is where the plug is soldered into the board... the solder is the only thin holding the plug in place and over time it cracks. It happened enough times so that I got a little peeved, opened the laptop and soldered a 6 inch lead where the plug is supposed to be. The lead was then secured to the side of the laptop and a jck was placed on the end of it. Now I plug into this jack and not the back of the laptop.... haven't had a power problem since.

If the laptop dies after 3 - 5 minutes, the battery is not getting the proper charge no matter what the battery meter says. Most likey the mother board is not charging. That's why your new battery worked so well for awhile