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Dell Inspiron 1300 refuses to charge

Discussion in 'Mobile Computing' started by stephenrb, Apr 29, 2008.

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  1. stephenrb Newcomer, in training

    i have a dell inspiron 1300, the battery is in good working condition, the charger is also good. Apparently the mother is not taking charge, what shud i do? :(
    stephenrb, Apr 29, 2008
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  2. raybay TechSpot Addict

    The battery is not in good working condition. Replace it. If less than a year old, get it replaced under warranty.
    there is a chip in the battery that counts the number of charges. When it reaches a secret maximum it will disallow any more charges. It is a safety feature. It keeps Michael Dell's money safe.
    raybay, Apr 29, 2008
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  3. stephenrb Newcomer, in training

    i tried the battery on another laptop work fine, i think i find the problem, where the cord plugs on the laptop is slack, can i try another charger?
    stephenrb, Apr 29, 2008
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  4. Tedster Techspot old timer.....

    Chip on a Dell battery? Are you joking? If there is - this is a real scam.

    I would change the battery. Next step - change the charger, third step take the laptop to a shop and get the internal voltage circuits checked.
    Tedster, Apr 29, 2008
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  5. raybay TechSpot Addict

    Could be the power adapter. They have a bad habit of going bad secretly.
    raybay, Apr 29, 2008
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  6. stephenrb Newcomer, in training

    i have a multimeter so i my just try to test to see if the circuits working fine...haha one of my friends surge protecter gave out, resulted in sparks goin off within his system what should i tell him :D
    stephenrb, Apr 30, 2008
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