C610/battery/problem charging

Question

I have a latitude C610.  whenever i have my computer on with just the AC cord in it's fine.  When i stick a battery in it the cord goes dead (the little green light on the AC adapter just goes out) and it won't charge the battery.  As soon as i take out the battery I can unplug the AC adapter the plug it back in and the laptop's fine.  I bought a new battery and a new power cord, so it must be the laptop.  do i do? add a bios update or something, or get a new hardware peice?

command-tab · Answer

From my experience, this isn't a common problem, but a BIOS update to the newest revision (A16, if I remember correctly) might do the trick. If that doesn't work, you'll probably be looking at a full motherboard replacement :-(

command-tab · Answer

Ah, shoot, I forgot that the update requires both sources of power. I think you might be stuck replacing the board :-/

swimac · Answer

yeah, as soon as i put in the battery the power cord goes off, and i need them both in to run the bios.  is there any other way?

swimac · Answer

where can i get a cheap one?

command-tab · Answer

You can probably find one on eBay sooner or later.

swimac · Answer

can i replace the part where the cord plugs in, where the power enters the computer?  I have no idea how to replace a mother board and the price of parts and labor would be a little much, but if i have to, oh well. Thanks for your help Message Edited by swimac on 09-29-2006 07:10 PM

4e07bc1a72c34d2 · Answer

if flashing the bios will solve the problem, there is a way to do so without the battery, but it is very risking! if the power goes out you know what happens! You can force it with a command. Don't remember it though, but try a search.

swimac · Answer

thanks a ton, guys, been using a laptop without batteries.  kinda defeats the purpose of a laptop

command-tab · Answer

LFANG is right. A quick search turned up the /forceit switch, which will flash the BIOS without a battery present. Also, use the /nvram switch to avoid losing the Dell splash screen. More details, along with tons of other great information, can be found here (the #28 at the tail end of this link should bring you directly to the battery tip):

http://www.bay-wolf.com/bios.htm#28

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