Dell Inspiron 1000 Battery Problem

blackmagichat · 05-16-2009, 10:47 PM

I have a Dell Inspiron 1000 running Windows XP. When I try to turn the laptop on with the battery in, it freezes at the Dell splash screen and will not respond to anything. However, when I take the battery out and turn it on using AC power, it works and boots perfectly normal. Windows shows the charging status as "Unknown Power Remaining". The charging light is green constantly. It nevers goes orange as it should when charging. Is it a problem with the battery or the computer? Again, the battery is what seems to make it freeze at the Dell screen. Once I take it out and try to boot it works fine.

**TriggerFinger** · 05-17-2009, 12:49 AM

Looks like a malfunctioning battery. Have you tried another battery?

blackmagichat · 05-17-2009, 08:54 AM

Not yet. I've found them for about 40 bucks on ebay. Just wanted to make sure it was the battery that was defective and not something internally with the computer.

**TriggerFinger** · 05-17-2009, 09:36 AM

Yep, I understand. And that is the reason why a DIY is always difficult and costly compared to just bringing it to a repair shop. I say that because it is almost impossible to isolate a problem if you do not have some parts to use in the process... in this case a spare battery.

05-16-2009, 10:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
blackmagichat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 16 OS: WinXP Pro	Dell Inspiron 1000 Battery Problem I have a Dell Inspiron 1000 running Windows XP. When I try to turn the laptop on with the battery in, it freezes at the Dell splash screen and will not respond to anything. However, when I take the battery out and turn it on using AC power, it works and boots perfectly normal. Windows shows the charging status as "Unknown Power Remaining". The charging light is green constantly. It nevers goes orange as it should when charging. Is it a problem with the battery or the computer? Again, the battery is what seems to make it freeze at the Dell screen. Once I take it out and try to boot it works fine.

05-17-2009, 12:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Dell Inspiron 1000 Battery Problem Looks like a malfunctioning battery. Have you tried another battery? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

05-17-2009, 08:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
blackmagichat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 16 OS: WinXP Pro	Re: Dell Inspiron 1000 Battery Problem Not yet. I've found them for about 40 bucks on ebay. Just wanted to make sure it was the battery that was defective and not something internally with the computer.

05-17-2009, 09:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Dell Inspiron 1000 Battery Problem Yep, I understand. And that is the reason why a DIY is always difficult and costly compared to just bringing it to a repair shop. I say that because it is almost impossible to isolate a problem if you do not have some parts to use in the process... in this case a spare battery. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE