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Battery not detected for a E1705
I have had this computer for 21 months now without an issue. The other day my computer said and still says that it cannot locate my battery. It is there and charged (i get a full set of green lights when I test the battery). I have removed and replaced the battery several times without this notification going away. I know the battery still works because I can disconnect from exernal power and my computer doesn't shut off althought the battery light indicator on the computer lights up orange.
I was wondering what might be wrong, any suggestions?
Also I'm running VISTA 64 with 2 gig memory if that is relavant.
Thanks,
rajeevsharma238
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Posted October 2nd, 2008 15:00
check the battery in any other similar system and also try other similar battery in you system and you will come to know what is faulty. Most of the time it is chessi of the laptop which could be loose fit because of several reasons.
Best thing i would suggest if u have valid warranty call up dell tech support. If you donot have valid tech support try purchase complete care warranty which is much cheaper than the cost of motherboard itself.
Like most PnP devices there is a chip that has an identification tag that the Windows OS reads whenever the battery is in place.
Check the battery charge level in the BIOS and if you see it there then this has most likely gone bad. If you go into the BIOS and you see nothing of the battery, but it is running on battery power, then the controller chip inside the battery has gone dead and has the potential of being over charged.
But do try the different batteries if you have any and on other systems. Try to duplicate the issue. If it is duplicated on your laptop using someone else battery then the MB has a fault.
ejn63
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Posted October 2nd, 2008 13:00
It could be the battery, or could be the system board. Since a battery runs $200 or less, vs. $400+ for a mainboard, start with replacing the battery.