# Laptop Battery Diagnosis **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 17, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-battery-diagnosis/606566 "2011-12-17T20:30:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-battery-diagnosis/606566/1 "2011-12-17T20:30:35Z")
I have an HP Mini 210-1091. I am restoring this rascal. I dropped it multiple times. I have broken the screen, (which I just now replaced!) the power cord to it, and the battery is not charging. So, I love this rascal, and it is something of a quest, now, for me to restore it to full functionality. My current challenge? My battery is not charging. I will replace the battery if it needs it, but the price is from 40-120 dollars. I won’t mind spending for a new battery, but, if it doesn’t need one, I’d be a jerk to pay and then it not be the problem. I don’t know if I have damaged something inside the computer or if I damaged the battery pack itself. On my “Battery Charge Status” on my toolbar it says “plugged in, not charging”. How do/can I test this? I have a multimeter (cheap) and I do not know how to use it. On top of that, I can’t make head nor tails of the battery connection on the device. It is this one [http://www.ebay.com/itm/9cell-Battery-HP-Mini-210-1091NR-HSTNN-IB0O-HSTNN-IB0P-HSTNN-Q46C-582213-121-/220865636752?pt=Laptop\_Batteries&hash=item336c9e2990#ht\_3100wt\_1000](http://www.ebay.com/itm/9cell-Battery-HP-Mini-210-1091NR-HSTNN-IB0O-HSTNN-IB0P-HSTNN-Q46C-582213-121-/220865636752?pt=Laptop_Batteries&hash=item336c9e2990#ht_3100wt_1000) (or similar) and I wouldn’t know how to begin to test it. Can anyone here give me a step by step? Or something close? Thanks, hh