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Dell Vostro 1500 Possible Problem? Please help?!
Hello, I have a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop and I've had it for about a little over a year now. Starting just today, and I don't know about yesterday, there's a little battery icon to the right of the keyboard when you open it. Just today, it started to blink once blue then orange 4 times. Orange means low battery so I checked my charger that was plugged in and it was plugged in all the way. Once I realized that the charger wasn't the problem, I turned off the computer. I then took it off the charger and then the blinking stopped. I waited a few minutes then I put it back into the charger. Once I put it back into the charger, the blinking resumed. Can anyone help me on what this problem might be? It is a battery problem or is it just a problem that should go away after a while? Please help me with detailed answers on what the possiblity might be. Thank you. It's a Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop. If you need to contact me with an answer, contact me at <ADMIN NOTE: Email id removed per privacy policy> Thank you,
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theman776
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September 24th, 2011 13:00
@ejn63, thanks. :D I'll try removing it and seeing what happens.
theman776
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September 24th, 2011 13:00
@ejn63 alright. Um, I really don't know how to remove the battery. :O
theman776
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September 24th, 2011 13:00
@ejn63 I undid the battery and even after doing that it's still blinking away whenever I plug it in.
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September 24th, 2011 13:00
support.dell.com/.../before.htm
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September 24th, 2011 13:00
Unplug the system, remove the battery and hold the power button for 30 seconds. Reattach the power cable (no battery) and power up - has the blinking stopped?
If not, go into the BIOS setup - is the AC adapter listed or is it showing "unknown"? Press F2 a couple of times at powerup to get to the BIOS setup.
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September 24th, 2011 13:00
@ejn63 Also, I forgot to mention, that my laptop never comes off the charger, it's ALWAYS on the charger so should I be worried or not?
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September 24th, 2011 13:00
Remove the battery. If the blinking stops, it's your early warning that a new battery will soon be needed - one or more of the cells in the existing battery has failed.
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September 24th, 2011 14:00
@ejn63 I removed the battery and held the power button. And then I plugged it in without the battery and the blinking stopped.