Peter,
> Just a word of warning...
>
> My last work laptop was a Dell D620 which experienced what sounds like
> identical charging problems to yours, but in that case I borrowed a known
> good working battery from a colleague and found that it too would not
> recharge - the only conclusion therefore was a fault on the motherboard or
> charging circuit.
>
> Unfortunately, unless the battery has charge status LEDs on it, there's
> probably little else you can do but try a new one... good luck with that
> anyway.
That is my fear, I can't tell if it's the motherboard or the
battery. The battery has no indicators it's self so I have no idea
what is going on inside.
> Peter
>
> On 26 July 2011 15:27, Adam John Trickett <adam.trickett@???> wrote:
>
> > On Tuesday 26 Jul 2011 15:09:42 Benjie Gillam wrote:
> > > Most laptops in my experience work without a battery so long as the mains
> > > charger is connected - if yours doesn't then I fear it might be the
> > > motherboard that has failed.
> >
> > I did say it work fine otherwise, which is why I'm hoping it's just a dead
> > cheapo battery.
> >
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