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    Inspiron-4000 stopped charging

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by bruder, Feb 4, 2006.

  1. bruder

    bruder Notebook Enthusiast

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    It was working fine as soon as 2 days ago when I ran it for several hours off the dual battery setup. The batteries were good. Now the sys will only boot when plugged in. The meter says they are at 0% and charging, but they never move from 0%. Rnns fine off AC.

    If I test the batteries outside the box, one shows no lights at all, the other flashes 3 of the five lights 3x then stops. The 3 that flash are 1, 3, and 5.

    The only thing I can think of is that the charging system is failed, or somehow fried both batteries simultaneously.

    Any ideas? Thanks.
     
    bruder, Feb 4, 2006
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