Vostro 3558 battery not charging, LED flashing

Question

I recently got a Dell Vostro 3558.

First of all, the battery does not hold charge and does not charge, so I assume I need to replace it?

Also, the diagnostic LED is confusing me. At present, it is blinking white and orange, one after the other. While I was writing this paragraph, it started rapidly blinking orange for a few seconds before going back to the white/orange cycle. I checked the LED guide for Vostros from a link from another question on this forum but nothing described there is similar to what my laptop is doing. Anyone know what's happening? Thanks.

ejn63 · Answer

Disconnect the battery from the system board -- if the flashing ceases, the battery is dead and will need to be replaced.

If it's the original battery (or even a replacement, since the system is about seven years old) -- it's likely dead of old age.

ExtraSmallBees · Answer

The LED has stopped flashing and is now solid white, I assume this is normal. Looks like a new battery is in order, thanks for your help. For future reference for myself or others I'll leave the aforementioned LED guide here. https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000141346/a-reference-guide-to-the-vostro-notebook-diagnostic-indicators

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