How to solve laptop battery dead problem? The best way to solve it is of course have the battery changed at the service centre. But this usually cost a lot of money. It may cost more than US $100. So, what to do? While I was browsing the internet, I opened Youtube website. And I found a video on how to hack the laptop battery. This video tells you what you need to know before hacking the battery and what to do about it. It's a very short video, but it tells about technical stuff about changing the battery by yourself. So it's a DIY laptop hacking video. Be careful when doing it.