... and if I have the battery in it with the adaptor plugged in, it will automatically shutdown before the window loading screen.
It will start though with just adaptor plugged in but ...
If the battery is removed, it ignores the Battery "actions on charge levels" ... in the Power Profile. Boot like that and change the various levels to "Take no action". Now, you should be able to leave the battery attached and see what it's doing.
Sounds like either the battery or charger is bad. Kind-of hard to tell without a set of good ones, or another identical machine to test with. Could also be laptop itself.
The battery just wont charge and the adaptor sometimes works if it is twisted a certain way inside the socket. I'm gonna take a chance and assume its the power adaptor.
Hate to inform you dell has really bad soldering jobs on the alienware if you notice that you have to twist the cable then your problem is probably not the cable but the spot where you plug it into on the laptop. basically there are 4 spots that solder the power input spot on the computer to the motherboard and they should not have any play in them at all. Thanks to dells great soldering jobs though if you move the laptop around to much or plug and unplug it the solder will break and they will charge you for another motherboard. Your best bet is to look up a youtube video on it I know i have found a few and then just resolder it or have someone who knows how do it for you.
Yea Bad Cold Solder joints done by oem manufacture of the board.. it happens on alot of electronics specially parts that heat up like charging circuit.... it isnt dells fault they dont make the part... they just cheap out and buy cheap parts:O lol
it is an easy fix ive done it alot on alot of acers and hp's with bad solder just the tear down is dreadfull and i hate it on some..... you can attempt yourself of take it in to a shope and pay or buy a overpriced board.... chice is yours when you hear the BEEP...... *BEEEEEEEP*!
Tesla1856
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May 16th, 2012 11:00
If the battery is removed, it ignores the Battery "actions on charge levels" ... in the Power Profile. Boot like that and change the various levels to "Take no action". Now, you should be able to leave the battery attached and see what it's doing.
Sounds like either the battery or charger is bad. Kind-of hard to tell without a set of good ones, or another identical machine to test with. Could also be laptop itself.
BAlexanderDX
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May 16th, 2012 12:00
The battery just wont charge and the adaptor sometimes works if it is twisted a certain way inside the socket. I'm gonna take a chance and assume its the power adaptor.
thealeinman
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August 17th, 2012 09:00
Hate to inform you dell has really bad soldering jobs on the alienware if you notice that you have to twist the cable then your problem is probably not the cable but the spot where you plug it into on the laptop. basically there are 4 spots that solder the power input spot on the computer to the motherboard and they should not have any play in them at all. Thanks to dells great soldering jobs though if you move the laptop around to much or plug and unplug it the solder will break and they will charge you for another motherboard. Your best bet is to look up a youtube video on it I know i have found a few and then just resolder it or have someone who knows how do it for you.
89fordprobe
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August 17th, 2012 11:00
Yea Bad Cold Solder joints done by oem manufacture of the board.. it happens on alot of electronics specially parts that heat up like charging circuit.... it isnt dells fault they dont make the part... they just cheap out and buy cheap parts:O lol
it is an easy fix ive done it alot on alot of acers and hp's with bad solder just the tear down is dreadfull and i hate it on some..... you can attempt yourself of take it in to a shope and pay or buy a overpriced board.... chice is yours when you hear the BEEP...... *BEEEEEEEP*!