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Dell Inspiron N4050 Battery says "0% available (Plugged in, Charging)" but not charging
Hi,
I have Dell Inspiron N4050 laptop and from 3 months or 6, the battery would not charge but tells me
"0% available (Plugged in, Charging)" but not charging. I took the battery out and opened it and everything was fine!
Please help me because i need the laptop battery working because i use the laptop for work and i need it
Thanks!
ejn63
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December 17th, 2016 04:00
That changes the diagnosis appreciably. Since you used a liquid - most likely conductive - on a system that was powered up (with the battery in, the system is live at all times), you likely shorted out the charging system - you may have just a bad battery (due to age; this system is somewhere around four or five years old), but it's probable the mainboard is bad as well.
Since both together will be 50% or more of the cost of a replacement system, your best course of action is to retire the system and replace it.
DELL-Akshatha M
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December 13th, 2016 23:00
Hi HassanWael,
Thank you for reaching out to Dell Community Forum.
Please boot into BIOS and check the status of the battery and adapter listed there.
Please click my DELL-username and send me a Private Message with the Dell Service Tag number and your email address.
Note: please don't mention the service tag or email id on the public forum as it contains your personal information
HassanWael22217
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December 14th, 2016 09:00
Hi DELL-Akshatha M,
In the BIOS it would not show me the battery status but i see the adapter type : 65W
Thanks!
ejn63
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December 14th, 2016 14:00
Is this the factory original system battery? If so, it's long past its expected lifespan and likely needs to be replaced.
HassanWael22217
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December 14th, 2016 19:00
Hi ejn63,
Yes, but its not dead because i opened the battery and every lithuim battery was ok!
Thanks!
HassanWael22217
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December 16th, 2016 03:00
Hi,
Anybody have an idea that might fix my problem please tell me .
Thanks!
ejn63
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December 16th, 2016 06:00
Replace the battery. It's not clear how you determined the battery is OK, but there's a lot more to the operation of a battery pack than the condition of the cells -- and this battery is about six years old - or well beyond twice its expected lifespan.
HassanWael22217
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December 16th, 2016 07:00
Hi ejn63,
I am sorry, but i forget to mention something important and i am going to tell it to you now,
From 3 or 6 Months i was going to clean the laptop so i got my spray and shut down the computer while the battery was inside the computer, while the computer was shutting down and the battery inside i got my spray and throw on the laptop keyboard because some of the keys was not working, then i listened that the hard drive like stopped and the computer shut down as if i was clicking on the power button and the laptop did not turn on for 1 week but while it was not turning on, when i put the AC adapter it would show the battery is charging, when i tried turning on the laptop and it run perfectly the battery was Ok and i kept using the battery and after some days the battery was on 15% and it needed to be charged and i plugged in the AC adapter and it was not charging.
Let me tell you about the keyboard problem also,
While i was working on the laptop suddenly some of the laptop keys was not working i disassembly the laptop and re plug the cable again and the problem was still not fixed so i took the cable off and put the keyboard and everything and what i was telling up is what happened and the cable till now is disconnected.
Might be because the keyboard cable is unplugged? Or what?
Please tell me because i think this will help you alot
Thanks!
HassanWael22217
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December 17th, 2016 04:00
Hi,
Sorry if i am sending it again but i need a fast answer because i need the laptop for work
Thanks!