I have an IBM T42 laptop. One day the power was off and I was working from the battery. The battery discharged and now will not recharge. The power meter indicates a charge of 5% and charging but that is where it stays. I put in a new battery with the same results. Is there software that controls battery charging? What else can I do?

Perhaps this will help:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...id=MIGR-4YQJZV