I had a weird situation where a Dell laptop was showing a green light as if it were charging, but wasn't. It also looked like someone had stepped on the AC cord when it was plugged into the computer. I replaced the power brick, no luck. The weirdest thing is that if you plugged an external monitor into the laptop, the battery would begin charging with the AC brick connected. It was like it needed a monitor connected to complete the circuit. It was under warranty, called Dell, they replaced the motherboard. Working normally now.
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Scott Williams <swilli...@fisher.k12.il.us>wrote: > Principal brought me his school laptop full of spyware. > > I cleaned it, and the machine would go into a endless reboot. I wiped it > clear and reinstalled XP. > > It all worked until the battery died. Put in a new battery, now it's > slowly discharging but working! > > I suspected the Power adapter, hooked up a new one, both showed a green > light. But it appears the battery is not charging. > > What have I missed here? > > Scott > > -- > Scott R. Williams > > Fisher School District > 801 S . 5th St. > Fisher, Il 61843 > > > > > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > -- Chris McMahon Director of Technology Belleville Public School District #118 105 West A St. Belleville, IL 62220 (618) 233-2830 cmcma...@belleville118.org
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