Coincidence or not today I suffered my first problem with my battery. It doesn't recharge and every time I connect Dell official charger I receive a message about using unrecognized charger. At the present time I can only work with AC charger connected to line.
I use Windows Vista SP2 on a Vostro 1510 bought online. My one year warranty ended one month ago. Do I have to buy another battery?
If your system isn't recognizing the adapter, try a new (Dell, not third party) one. If it doesn't work either, the mainboard needs repair or replacement.
A few days later and after two shutdowns charger and battery work together again. I think the problem is related to use suspend and hibernate modes with and without AC power. Any combination or sucession of these situations made the BIOS do not recognize the charger, despite the computer was on or off.
The last time my charger failed to work it was after disconnecting the battery, and Windows definitely restarted 'from scratch' ... ie. there was no 'resuming' message as it started.
However... I tend to just put the system in Standby rather than doing proper Shutdowns .. I will try cycling through a real shutdown-and-restart the next time the problem occurs.
I've also ordered a third-party charger from Ebay. Yeah I know I should go for the official one, but this was a third of the price, and I rather resent handing cash over to Dell without knowing for sure it'll fix the problem (never mind that the problem might be the charger is poorly designed). Yes, if my 3rd party one doesn't do the job, then there's a chance that the Dell one *would* have fixed it, but I'd rate that as a very small chance. So I might as well try the cheapskate approach first. :/
Third party adapters are problematic with a lot of systems - if it doesn't work, it isn't definitive that there's something wrong with the notebook - many third party adapters will power systems, but will not charge the battery.
Calidonia Hiber
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July 24th, 2009 14:00
Coincidence or not today I suffered my first problem with my battery. It doesn't recharge and every time I connect Dell official charger I receive a message about using unrecognized charger. At the present time I can only work with AC charger connected to line.
I use Windows Vista SP2 on a Vostro 1510 bought online. My one year warranty ended one month ago. Do I have to buy another battery?
ejn63
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July 24th, 2009 15:00
If your system isn't recognizing the adapter, try a new (Dell, not third party) one. If it doesn't work either, the mainboard needs repair or replacement.
Calidonia Hiber
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July 27th, 2009 02:00
Hi
A few days later and after two shutdowns charger and battery work together again. I think the problem is related to use suspend and hibernate modes with and without AC power. Any combination or sucession of these situations made the BIOS do not recognize the charger, despite the computer was on or off.
RostokMcSpoons
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July 27th, 2009 07:00
The last time my charger failed to work it was after disconnecting the battery, and Windows definitely restarted 'from scratch' ... ie. there was no 'resuming' message as it started.
However... I tend to just put the system in Standby rather than doing proper Shutdowns .. I will try cycling through a real shutdown-and-restart the next time the problem occurs.
I've also ordered a third-party charger from Ebay. Yeah I know I should go for the official one, but this was a third of the price, and I rather resent handing cash over to Dell without knowing for sure it'll fix the problem (never mind that the problem might be the charger is poorly designed). Yes, if my 3rd party one doesn't do the job, then there's a chance that the Dell one *would* have fixed it, but I'd rate that as a very small chance. So I might as well try the cheapskate approach first. :/
ejn63
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July 27th, 2009 10:00
Third party adapters are problematic with a lot of systems - if it doesn't work, it isn't definitive that there's something wrong with the notebook - many third party adapters will power systems, but will not charge the battery.