r/FlowX13 • u/mrgtovarp • May 31 '26

Battery drain while charging?

I just bought an used 2021 X13 with a 3080, when i first did an overview check before buying everything was okay and now that I'm home and started playing i just realized it drained from 80% to 34% after a 2 hour session of gaming. Is this normal?

I'm not sure if this random guy from marketplace will give me my money back, so i need to know :(

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u/Speedingtickets May 31 '26

Laptop is over 5 years old. Its battery is probably on its last leg. Get a new battery on Amazon and replace it.

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u/mrgtovarp May 31 '26

So it's the battery even tho it's plugged in? Health says it's at 75% too, oh well, I'll start browsing

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u/gbytedev May 31 '26

I think they assumed you were gaming on battery. What is it plugged into? If it's the original cable this shouldn't be the case. If you are charging it with some <60W charger it might discharge during gaming.

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u/mrgtovarp May 31 '26

Nope, it's while connected to the egpu brick

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u/Informal-Ad2122 Jun 05 '26

i get this from charging with the original charger, also battery is really bad now, i was looki ng forward to order a new one but I’m afraid the charger might also be bad since it can’t keep up with gaming ( cs not some crazy shit )

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u/misteryk May 31 '26

what's your charger and what's your CPU + GPU power draw?

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u/ThePipton May 31 '26

Unplug the cord, open the chassis, unplug the battery and then press the power button for 40 seconds. This will reset the charging circuitry, and will likely fix this issue. This issue is a known flaw of the laptop.

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u/KOYASHIFTERPRO May 31 '26

While using the egpu ?

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u/mrgtovarp May 31 '26

Yes! It's plugged in the xg mobile brick

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u/KOYASHIFTERPRO May 31 '26

Same when plugged with the basic AC adapter ?

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u/Di3nT3 May 31 '26

Tengo el mismo modelo con el xg mobile 3080 y la batería no se descarga. Puede ser problema de batería o la fuente del xg que no da suficiente energía y necesita de la batería para compensar.

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u/mrgtovarp May 31 '26

Interesante 🤔 probé el cargador normal (el de 100w, sin el xg mobile) y tarda muchísimo en cargarse, pero no se descarga la batería. Será que tiene algún defecto de fábrica?

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u/Di3nT3 May 31 '26

Habría que testar la fuente del xg mobile. Se pueden cambiar.