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Bluemagic17
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February 7th, 2008 22:00
Is this a battery issue.. or a AC Adapter issue?
Okay, so I bought a Inpsiron 9300 about 2 years ago, and it comes with a standard 6-cell battery. So about 6 or so months ago, the as expected the battery started to die down. So I went to order a new one and I upgraded to a 9-cell. Well the problem is.. recently the battery doesnt charge, rarely if at all when I plug in the AC Adapter, and if it does.. it doesnt last long at all, and its supposed to be around 4 hours, it lasts about half. So my questions are.. did I just get a bad battery? Or is the AC Adapter just bad? Because its pretty beat up and the wire is exposed on it a lil bit. Or I was also thinking that maybe since I upgraded the battery I needed to upgrade the AC Adapter to keep up with the more powerful battery? If I need to upgrade my AC Adapter please tell me what kind I should get. Thanks in advance.
- If the AC Adapter is providing power to your laptop without the battery installed, then I'd say it's a battery issue.
When you plug in the AC Adapter with the battery installed, does the battery charge LED light up? Does the battery control panel in Windows say that the battery is charging/installed/missing?
Make sure the battery is correctly in place, and make sure all the battery locks are engaged properly. You should also examine the battery contacts (if they are visible) as well as the contacts in the laptop. If they look dirty or tarnished, you can try cleaning them with a cotton swab dipped in a bit of alcohol. It's possible that the battery is not making good contact with the laptop and isn't charging properly.
Hope this helps a little. Bluemagic17
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Posted February 8th, 2008 20:00
The battery charging LED light lights up from time to time but not every single time its actually charging. Everything seems to be working fine when I check the status on my power meters and power mangements on windows. I will try cleaning out the contacts because AC power works without the battery installed. I just hope I didnt get a bad battery. Thanks.
Bluemagic17
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Posted February 8th, 2008 18:00