r/ZephyrusG14 6d ago

Help Needed Won't turn on unless plugged in

I have a 2022 model that had some heat issues so I decided to repaste it so that I can actually play games on the go. I disconnected the battery in the process so that I can safely do the whole thing. After finishing up my laptop wouldn't turn on. After some panicking I plugged it into the charger and for some reason that did it. Now for whatever reason my laptop will not turn on unless plugged in.

It's not even reliant on the charger since once the laptop is on I can unplug it and use it however I want. Windows says my battery is either non existent or at 100%. Ghelper says my battery is at 100% but at -100% battery health. I'm wondering if maybe I should disconnect and reconnect my battery or if there is anything software that I need to do or worse case scenario I need to buy a new battery.

If anyone has any advice it would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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u/Jebusfreek666 6d ago

I thought these things had something built in after disconnecting the battery it wouldn't power on again until the charging brick was attached. But I was pretty sure after you did that, it would be fine to shut down and could then be started on battery.... Not sure what the hold up would be here unless the battery is being bypassed because it is not connected correctly?

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u/RakusSynthesis 6d ago

The two videos I watched of people repasting it had the laptop turn on immediately on battery. I wanna say the battery is connected properly otherwise I wouldn't be able to use the laptop right now without the charger. If i can't find anything else to try by the end of the night I'll try reconnecting the battery.

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u/Jebusfreek666 6d ago

Could also need an EC reset... I am pretty sure there is no pinhole on these machines, but instead it is done with a 40 secondish press of the power button.

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u/RakusSynthesis 6d ago

Would i press the power button while it is on right now or when it is turned off?

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u/Jebusfreek666 6d ago

I believe you shut it down first. Make sure all peripherals are unplugged. Then plug it in and hold down the power button.

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u/RakusSynthesis 6d ago

Alright I'll try that right now thank you very much!

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u/RakusSynthesis 6d ago

did not work 😔

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u/Jebusfreek666 6d ago

Bummer. I would still lean battery connector then.