Battery charging

[BigOnTop]

I have my laptop plugged into the mains for over an hour now, When I check the battery it says plugged in charging, 1% It has not moved from 1%
Does this mean that the battery is dead?

[ChuckFickens]

possibly, or it could have just been really really dead.

Leave it over night, if it's still not got a charge then is fairly certain it's dead.

[BigOnTop]

Ok thanks Chuck.

[tamborine]

if your frequently insert & remove the charger cable it will help boost the charge, if the battery isn't knackered.

[wildwood]

If your battery has definitely died you may want to google if yours is able to be 'cracked' - opened up. You can buy some good quality cells and renew the battery to as good as new (or better) for 1/3rd of the price of a new one. Some soldering and common sense required.