Laptop won't charge battery

[acewarlock]

I have a Dell lattudes CPi-A that works great except for one thing it won't charge the Battery, so I need to keep the charger plugged in all the time for it to work. I also need to remove the battery to get the laptop to boot, once it starts booting I can then plug the battery in. anyone have an idea if there is a fuse or something that may have blown and if it is feild replaceable. Or is there a way to use the 3 wire charger and hook it to the battery someway to charge the battery to see if it will run the laptop if it has a charge.

The battery model is 66Whr

Thanks




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Why change the engine if all you need is to change the spark plugs.

 

[ski]

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000353.htm

 

[acewarlock]

How this is weird, I took out the CD drive and put in a 2nd battery and both are charging.




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This is an Analogy so don't take it personally as some have.

Why change the engine if all you need is to change the spark plugs.

 

[roland63]

My feeling is that the initial battery you reported is a dud.

 

[acewarlock]

No both batteries now work and hold a full charge and the weird thing now is the original battery now charges in the battery slot when i put the CDR drive backin, which it wouldn't do before. All is good and work now like it should.




This is a Signature and not part of the answer, it appears on every reply.

This is an Analogy so don't take it personally as some have.

Why change the engine if all you need is to change the spark plugs.