I plug the charger into the wall and the light is on, when I plug the other end into the pc the light on the charger goes off, I've tried this with two different chargers and they both behave the same. No response form the pc with either charger. The second charger I used I know works, so I figure it must be the power supply, if thats true, where do I get one?
Usually that indication means that there is a problem with the motherboard. Unlike desktop systems, there is no separate power supply in a laptop. All of that circuitry is on the motherboard. It could be the dc jack on the laptop but not likely. The following should offer more information.
Try the steps that U2CAMEB4ME has suggested. You could also try a reset. Disconnect the battery and unplug the adapter. Then press and hold the power button for 30 seconds. Reconnect everything and try again.
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Posted June 23rd, 2019 04:00
Usually that indication means that there is a problem with the motherboard. Unlike desktop systems, there is no separate power supply in a laptop. All of that circuitry is on the motherboard. It could be the dc jack on the laptop but not likely. The following should offer more information.
https://www.dell.com/community/Laptops-General-Read-Only/Charger-light-goes-off-when-I-plug-it-into-the-laptop/td-p/3953115
I am not a Dell employee...I am forum volunteer
Serious work on an E5430 and constantly building and working on an i5-6500 Desktop