Laptop Plugged In, Not Charging

[LCFCmonkey]

My fiancée has had a Dell Inspiron 1525 for about 18 months, and is having a problem charging the battery. It works fine with the power cord attached, but it doesn't charge at all. When I hover over the battery icon in the bottom right corner, it says "21% Available (plugged in, not charging)".

Apparently, this is quite a common problem for Dell's, but does anyone have any Idea how I can make it work without having to make any expensive replacements?

Ta much

 

[Steven]

My fiancée has had a Dell Inspiron 1525 for about 18 months, and is having a problem charging the battery. It works fine with the power cord attached, but it doesn't charge at all. When I hover over the battery icon in the bottom right corner, it says "21% Available (plugged in, not charging)".

Apparently, this is quite a common problem for Dell's, but does anyone have any Idea how I can make it work without having to make any expensive replacements?

Ta much

None. This is a Dell Achilles Heel as my battery went and so does most Dell users. You will have to buy a replacement if you want portability. A tip is to buy a spare when buying the laptop. :icon_wink

 

[Durham Fox]

Have you tried removing the battery for a period of time and trying again?

Does the 21% value decrease over time or always stay at 21%?

Does the laptop actually still run when disconnected from the mains? If so for how long?

 

[alex]

Put the battery in the freezer for a while. Then try again.

 

[LCFCmonkey]

I only noticed it this morning. It's stayed at 21% since I noticed. It runs unplugged, but will only do so until the battery depletes.

I've read somewhere else that it's a problem with Vista.

 

[Durham Fox]

I only noticed it this morning. It's stayed at 21% since I noticed. It runs unplugged, but will only do so until the battery depletes.

I've read somewhere else that it's a problem with Vista.

You may find theres actually nothing wrong with the battery, it may work as it was doing but the software isnt noticing it being charged etc.

 

[Fox Fan]

I had this exact same problem on my Dell laptop, after some research I found that it was actually something to do with the actual connection into the laptop. Apparently Dell put some pin in or something so that you can only use Dell Chargers (not 100% sure about that, but it was something along those lines).

Anyway I 100% fixed the problem by buying a new power lead for £15.00 off Ebay.

 

[LCFCmonkey]

I had this exact same problem on my Dell laptop, after some research I found that it was actually something to do with the actual connection into the laptop. Apparently Dell put some pin in or something so that you can only use Dell Chargers (not 100% sure about that, but it was something along those lines).

Anyway I 100% fixed the problem by buying a new power lead for £15.00 off Ebay.

My charger is the original from Dell.

 

[Fox Fan]

My charger is the original from Dell.

Yes mate, that charger is broken. Buy a new one and your problem is solved.

 

[Joe_Fox]

My fiancée has had a Dell Inspiron 1525 for about 18 months, and is having a problem charging the battery. It works fine with the power cord attached, but it doesn't charge at all. When I hover over the battery icon in the bottom right corner, it says "21% Available (plugged in, not charging)".

Apparently, this is quite a common problem for Dell's, but does anyone have any Idea how I can make it work without having to make any expensive replacements?

Ta much

Have you tried turning the plug switch on?