600M Battery Won't Charge Please Help!

Question

My laptop worked fine for about 7 months. Then my laptop started not charging properly. I would have to hold the adapter in place on the laptop so that it would charge while I was using it. At first I would only have to hold it in place a little bit, but it got progressively worse and worse to the point where the adapter would no longer charge the battery at all and my laptop is dead.   I have read other messages and it seems a lot of other people are having this problem. I am not under warranty. According to what I have read this problem is only fixed by dell with a $400 motherboard replacement. This is a ridiculous amount to pay.   I have read that some people have bought external battery chargers. I am wondering if I should buy one of those, or if I should attempt to buy a new warranty from dell and then send it in, or anything else.   Please help me!

ejn63 · Answer

There is no external battery charger, and if your warranty is up, you can't extend it. The cost you were quoted, and the likely repair, are accurate.

gmj9803 · Answer

Enj is not as knowledgable as they think. This link will take you to a company that makes several external stand alone chargers. You will have to search for one that is compatible with the part number on your battery. It will be on the top of the battery and will be something similar to P/N 1691P. Just look on this website and find one that matches your battery. Good luck.

http://www.coyoteadapter.com/delainselaba.html

lbdas · Answer

I have the same problem with my 600m. If I buy the external battery charger, will that charger actually charge the battery I have in my laptop, or will it only allow me to run the computer off of the external battery?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

Tracy303 · Answer

Hi, Thanks for the help. I visited the website for the external battery charger and it doesn't appear as though they sell one for the Inspiron 600m model.Thanks for the idea. Any others would be greatly appreciated!!

bk600 · Answer

Hi, I am also facing this problem with my inspiron 600m.. Have noticed this happening when I log in with my administrator id. Whenever I log in as guest my battery gets charged !! I tried to create another account (admin) and logged in with that account and the battery gets charged.. Dont know whether this happens with any of the others users of this forum.. Just thought I would share my observation here in this forum.. Thanks !

psekto · Answer

Sure wish I had found this thread sooner. I too have an Inspirion600m. My battery stopped charging some time ago. I assumed it had simply died. I finally ordered a new battery, it arrived today. It will not charge either. Are there any other options to try and get it to charge without having a new motherboard installed?

peckpops · Answer

I had the same problem.  I followed the troubleshooting guidance and found that my power adapter/battery charger was at fault.  I was getting an error on start that the adapter was not recognized.  Make sure you check this gfiudance before you assume the mother board id bad.  I think a wire broke in the adapter to cause the problem.

jerrytek · Answer

A New Dell adapter is necessory .Hope it can help you. http://www.udtek.com/wholesale-dell-laptop-ac-adapter-c2f41.html

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