>Hi,
>
>We had a power outage today. Maybe it is a coincidental, maybe not, but now when I turn on my notebook, and hover the mouse over the battery, it says "8% available. plugged in, not charging."
>I checked that the power cable is connected.
>I clicked on the battery icon and it shows that the battery health is Excellent.
>I turned the notebook on and off a couple of times.
>I took the battery out and put it in.
>None of the above resolves the issue. If I remember correctly, before this outage, the battery was about 70% charged.
>
>What else can I try?
>
>TIA
I have encountered this situation recently. All I did was remove the battery from my laptop and put it back, making sure it seated properly and problem solved (although in your case it may be the charger0 but worth a try.