Laptop plugged in not charging

suzim · 07-23-2008, 12:44 PM

Hi I bought a Dell Inspiron 1525 just over a week ago. I have only used the laptop when it has been plugged in but the battery charge is slowly going down and is now showing only 61% charge.

The battery icon says - 'plugged in, not charging'

Can anyone tell me how I get the battery to charge.

I am new to the laptop scene, sorry if I sound a green!

Cheers

**TriggerFinger** · 07-23-2008, 03:40 PM

Hi suzim,

you could have a dead battery. if you just bought it then it could me under warranty. bring it back to Dell or the store where you bought it and may be you can get a replacement battery.

Throwback24 · 07-23-2008, 08:03 PM

I'm having the exact same problem with the exact same model. If I were you I'd take it back for a full refund. Dell's customer care is trash and it's always one problem after another.

My Laptop only runs on AC Power (Dead battery)
It freezes up even after I've formatted it and re-installed windows. I think it may be a video card problem.
When it freezes the only way I can get around it is by shutting down and when I do that it brings me to a black screen that's gives me these options:

Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Start with last known working configuations
Start Windows Normally

I've tried each option and it goes to this Black Screen. You see the Windows XP Splash screen with the bar and then it just goes black and refuses to load. So I re-install everything all over again until I press turn it off manually again because it freezes and...

Same prob. I'm sick and tired of this laptop. I didn't mean to de-rail your thread.

elenanyc · 07-24-2008, 12:00 AM

i have problem with the `needle` part that is located at the back of the laptop and that ac charger `sits on` when pluged in...after 2 years it just fell off so now i lost the contact between ac charger and laptop itself ..it just cant charge no more...is this something hard or expencive to fix considering that i do have same computer that doesnt work for some other reason and i may use it for parts (mecanical damage)...it is acer aspire3010 computer

Throwback24 · 07-24-2008, 12:08 AM

The parts pretty cheap, (AC-DC Power Jack I believe) but getting it working is a totally different story. Will you be doing it yourself? Computer shops usually charge between $100-150 to solder it on to your motherboard. Some electricians can do it a lot cheaper, ask around.

07-23-2008, 12:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
suzim Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 OS: vista	Laptop plugged in not charging Hi I bought a Dell Inspiron 1525 just over a week ago. I have only used the laptop when it has been plugged in but the battery charge is slowly going down and is now showing only 61% charge. The battery icon says - 'plugged in, not charging' Can anyone tell me how I get the battery to charge. I am new to the laptop scene, sorry if I sound a green! Cheers

07-23-2008, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 5,326 OS: DOS 6.0	Re: Laptop plugged in not charging Hi suzim, you could have a dead battery. if you just bought it then it could me under warranty. bring it back to Dell or the store where you bought it and may be you can get a replacement battery. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Everest Mark the THREAD as SOLVED Last edited by TriggerFinger : 07-23-2008 at 03:42 PM.

07-23-2008, 08:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Throwback24 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 24 OS: XP SP3	Re: Laptop plugged in not charging I'm having the exact same problem with the exact same model. If I were you I'd take it back for a full refund. Dell's customer care is trash and it's always one problem after another. My Laptop only runs on AC Power (Dead battery) It freezes up even after I've formatted it and re-installed windows. I think it may be a video card problem. When it freezes the only way I can get around it is by shutting down and when I do that it brings me to a black screen that's gives me these options: Safe Mode Safe Mode with Networking Start with last known working configuations Start Windows Normally I've tried each option and it goes to this Black Screen. You see the Windows XP Splash screen with the bar and then it just goes black and refuses to load. So I re-install everything all over again until I press turn it off manually again because it freezes and... Same prob. I'm sick and tired of this laptop. I didn't mean to de-rail your thread. __________________ Feeling good when I should be ashamed I really should've fell but I stood See I came like a flame in the night Like a ghost in the dark, there's a ray, there's a light

07-24-2008, 12:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
elenanyc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: winxp	Re: Laptop plugged in not charging i have problem with the `needle` part that is located at the back of the laptop and that ac charger `sits on` when pluged in...after 2 years it just fell off so now i lost the contact between ac charger and laptop itself ..it just cant charge no more...is this something hard or expencive to fix considering that i do have same computer that doesnt work for some other reason and i may use it for parts (mecanical damage)...it is acer aspire3010 computer

07-24-2008, 12:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Throwback24 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 24 OS: XP SP3	Re: Laptop plugged in not charging The parts pretty cheap, (AC-DC Power Jack I believe) but getting it working is a totally different story. Will you be doing it yourself? Computer shops usually charge between $100-150 to solder it on to your motherboard. Some electricians can do it a lot cheaper, ask around. __________________ Feeling good when I should be ashamed I really should've fell but I stood See I came like a flame in the night Like a ghost in the dark, there's a ray, there's a light