Inspiron 1526 battery not charging while plugged in....

Try re-soldering the joints on the power jack board (Inspiron 1526) Takes about 30min to take your machine apart, and like changing the cmos battery (button or coin cell), its almost the last thing to be removed. There are plenty of tutorial vids on youtube which will show you how to take it apart, and hopefully put it back together!  A needle point iron, flux, good quality solder and a steady hand are all you need!  It could save you an expensive repair bill if you're willing to take a chance.   Worked for me..... had tried 3 different adapters I already had before I tried this and it worked first time! Not to say that your problem may be different, its down to elimination. There are a number of joints which need to be re-tinned. Check for continuity across the socket to the pins on the track side of the board and you'll find your open circuit. If in doubt check everything from the wall to the power jack with a multimeter.  Batteries do die, but if it's suddenly just stopped charging, and there's power from your adapter, then chances are it's most likely a dry solder joint or joints!

  Anyway, hope this helps someone.

Its the computer itself guys. its a problem that i've found everywhere i've looked with this inspirion mines a refurbished one and im having the same issue the guy told me i would have to deal. its not your battery so dont waste your money. but i'm wondering if along with this issue your ac adapter doesnt seem to fit into your computer and comes out ridiculously easily. i've even ordered a new ac adapter that was the size dell suggested as compared to the other one i had which was bigger. well all i can say is i'm happy i bought this for 150 rather than full price. i will never get another dell product again. no one i know has ever been happy with them after the first couple of weeks. also i've already had to replace the hard drive although i dont know if that was dell or the guy i bought it from who deserves my anger.

Also have the same issue. I have a Dell Inspiron 1525, battery all of a sudden decided to stop charging, I get the msg 'plugged in not charging.

Tried new battery and powersupply but issue still unresolved. Not buying Dell again.

Hi Mic2012,

Allow me an opportunity to solve this issue. I want to assure you that Dell always aims to provide customers with a satisfying and enjoyable purchase experience. Iam sure I will be able to make this interaction a best one for you.

Issue might be with the adapter port on the motherboard/adapter.

To isolate the issue let’s try few troubleshooting steps.

1. I recommend you to remove the battery and disconnect the adapter, press and hold the power button for few seconds and release to drain the flea power .Now put back the battery and connect the adapter and power on the computer and check if the adapter error message pops up.
2. Also update BIOS on the computer from the below mentioned link:ww.dell.com/.../inspiron-1525
3. Now check the status of Adapter in BIOS by restarting the computer and tapping F2 on dell logo and check for the adapter type. Another step is to check with a known good adapter, if known good adapter works fine that means it should be an issue with the original adapter.

In case the system has active warranty, please private message the system service tag, contact number and registered owner’s name.

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To check Warranty status: support.dell.com/.../warranty_information

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I have same problem in my Dell inspiron 6000 an old one, The problem started with Jack/Charging Port. Had issue of getting power to laptop so replaced the power jack since then it runs on AC power only and does not charge Battery.

I dont know for certain this is the same issue as i was experiencing.  My battery was not charging for some time and the battery icon in the system tray was x'd out because it was not being read by the computer.  i noticed if i nudged my battery a certain way that the computer would read it.  It was not easy to get it to read this way and i additionally had to hold it to have the battery continue to read.  In the end my battery is now charging and reading.  For me it was a contact issue.  the battery slides onto teeth on the bottom of the computer. 2 plastic guides on either side with metal contacts between. turn the computer over and remove the battery. the connection will be visible. take a flat-head screwdriver and press all of the contact teeth towards the right side of the computer slightly and preserve the spacing as best you can.  when you slide the battery back into place you will feel some resistance. DO NOT FORCE THE BATTERY BACK INTO PLACE AS YOU MIGHT DAMAGE THE TEETH DU TO THEIR ALTERED POSITION.  The adjustment is necessary to get the battery to read just wiggle the battery until you feel the teeth mathc with the gaps and then it will slide easily into place again. Hope this solves your issues.

FYI  mine is an insperion 1750

the battery adapter plugs into the laptop -> into the battery and then -> into the computer so be read by the system as charging/charged or available

Hi Guys...!
I find it out.....!
This is the problem with your AC charging adopter.....!
I have a dell inspiron 1525 which is 2 years old but still have 3 hours battery timing....!
I had faced the same problem  the last week the battery told me that it is not charging...!
As I am a hardware repair person so, I check ma battery and it was at it best but when I checked ma charger it was faulty...!
So I got a new one from the dell shop and Now my laptop works great....!
Thanx...! 

I have the sme problem with my Inspsiron 1525.  The computer says the battery is functioning normally, but the computer won't charge it.

Why do you want to update the BIOS? In most cases it's either the power adapter (broken cable) or the power jack of the laptop - at least it's worthwhile taking a close look at it.Also watch the video I posted earlier in this thread.