Motherboard not charging battery or battery dead

[chips2481]

I know that a battery not holding a charge can sometimes be a motherboard problem, I don't want to spend the extra $50 on a new battery if it is the motherboard. Is there any way to decipher which one is the culprit.

 

[Tmagic650]

Batteries are consumables... They should always be changed first if a charging problem appears