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    Laptop Won't Turn on When battery is inserted.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by wdro, May 26, 2011.

  1. wdro

    wdro Notebook Evangelist

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    There's something wrong with my friend's laptop. Here's the breakdown: battery in = doesn't turn on; battery and adaptor in = doesn't work; adaptor only = turns on. However, starting it with adaptor-only and then switching to battery-only works.

    The laptop that he's using is a Studio 15. Does anyone know what the possible cause is?
     
    wdro, May 26, 2011
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    I would try;

    - A known good Dell 90 watt AC adapter

    - Using a known good battery

    - Removing the battery and AC adapter and hold down the power button for 30 seconds 2-3 times.

    I'm also going to move your thread to the Inspiron/Studio subforum.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jun 27, 2011
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  3. rodneyj

    rodneyj Newbie

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    have u checked the BIOS settings? or the CMOS battery? Other than that it looks like maybe a little, but the laptop turns turns on with power adapter and remove AC power, and it will run out of power so it is probably not a short, but u never know hope this helps some.
     
    rodneyj, Oct 3, 2011
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  4. Mihael Keehl

    Mihael Keehl Notebook Evangelist

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    A bit unorthodox but check the place where you are inserting your battery, as in the connectors, if you have by any chance bent the pins that the battery is supposed to connect to then the circuit will break and it power will not flow, no matter what you do. What you'll need is a paper-clip to stretch back to normal place and reinsert the battery, that should do the trick.
     
    Mihael Keehl, Oct 3, 2011
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