Lenovo X1 Thinkpad battery not charging in 17.04

I have a 8 month old Lenovo X1 Carbon (5th generation) which was originally running 16.04LTS.

When I upgraded to 17.04 I noticed the battery is no longer charging. When the AC is plugged in battery indicator / upower / Power Statistics all show the battery as "charging".

However the battery doesn't charge - it just stays at it's current rate (38%). Using the laptop when it's not plugged into AC just depletes the battery further.

I have tried three different chargers with the same results. I doubt there is any physical issue with the battery as the laptop is relatively new & the issue has only just started after the upgrade to 17.04.

Any help appreciated.


Same situation here, but my battery died completely and I could not turn laptop on at all. Called Lenovo tech support and their awesome rep (Joshua) instructed me to do a "static reset." Steps are:

  • Unplug laptop;
  • insert end of paper clip in small hole on bottom of laptop;
  • hold for five seconds; let go; plug laptop back in;
  • hit power/start button.

Worked like a charm! Apparently, electricity builds up inside laptop with nowhere to go. Reset button on bottom releases it so battery can recharge as it should. Thank you, Joshua!


This worked for me:

  1. Shutdown computer
  2. Pressed power button to turn it on & pressed F1 to enter BIOS
  3. In BIOS go "Config" > "Power" > "Turn off Battery"
  4. After computer has turned off I unplugged AC & plugged it back in again.

The laptop is now charging.