dell inspiron 1545 not charging

[baaldi]

The battery on my dell laptop is not charging. Can anybody help

[baaldi]

I have checked all conections, the laptop only works on AC power and the battery is now flat.

Any help would be appreciated

cheers

[joshplianfield]

get a new battery

[smirnoff_rules]

there common for charger faults .. they have 3 connector in the plug into the lappy and the middle one charges the battery ,,

[antsumner]

i have the exact same problem do i just need a new battery or is it something else thanks ant

[euro sport]

If your laptop runs fine plugged into AC without a battery, then most likely your battery is bad. Laptop batteries are designed to only last a few years at best. Check ebay, amazon, etc for a replacement.

[antsumner]

runs fine with the ac adapter m8.so i will get a new battery then just dint want to buy the battery and find out thats not my problem.

[smirnoff_rules]

if u unplug adaptor has yours got a pin the middle ? if u have a multi use power supply they dont have them and dell lappys dont charge when using them

[antsumner]

the adapter is the one i got with it brand new 2 years ago it has a pin in middle tho been working fine for two years?i did get a message up a few months ago saying i would need to change my battery but been working fine after that till now will charge sometimes?thanks ant

[pestman]

The pin in the middle sends the charging instruction for the battery.I would test the charger before buying a new battery (which is what i did) and then still having to replace the charger.The centre wire can break or no longer make contact and the pwr supply will then not charge any battery.I have heard of people repairing the end of the cable but i got a replacement

[antsumner]

plugged it in today and its charging but if i unplug it and put it back in its says plugged in not charging?how could this be the battery

[allycoops]

Unplug mains cable and take out battery.

press the on/off button down and hold it for 20 seconds or so till lights flash.

let go, replace battery and cable,

start laptop and see if it charges.

[smirnoff_rules]

Unplug mains cable and take out battery.

press the on/off button down and hold it for 20 seconds or so till lights flash.

let go, replace battery and cable,

start laptop and see if it charges.

Do u work in an indian call center


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[antsumner]

that dint work see me smashing this piece ov shit

[Salami]

If you have had a warning in the past on your task Manager letting you know about the battery need to be renewed then your battery is not holding any charge even if the icon shows "Plugged in and charging"
Try to use another charger and see what would happen.