Dell inspiron 1545 battery not charging vista

I simply unplugged it from that and plugged it straight into the wall. Problem fixed. I tried the uninstalling Windows 7 drivers but that did not work. Browse Community. Laptops General - Read Only. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by arfeen77 Solved. Battery plugged in, not charging?

I unplugged the power cord from both laptop and wall outlet. I removed the batter. Computer went dead. I wiped the battery connectors with a clean cloth several times. I put the batter back in and turned the laptop on with battery only. I plugged power cord into side of laptop, then into wall outlet. Immediately, the laptop began charging again! All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic.

Solution 1. Accepted Solutions. Community Accepted Solution. Replies MicroTest 4 Tellurium. CarrieSobers 2 Bronze. Hi Remove the Adapter and battery from the computer. This would be the fix. Regards Carrie-Dell. If the adapter is listed as "unknown", try a new Dell adapter first. If that doesn't fix the problem, replace the power jack. This model doesn't require soldering to the mainboard or replacing the mainboard -- the jack is on a small daughterboard:.

I have just updated to windows 7 Ultimate.. After about two days of updates, I have tried to look at the problem again. The only slight concern I have is that the actual jack plug does appear to be a little loose, so I don't know if this would have any impact at all. There is a very strong possibility that the issue you are experiencing is caused by a failed charger board.

We see this as a common point of failure on the that displays the same exact symptoms you describe at the shop i work at. Be careful of the really cheap Chinese knockoffs, they usually fail pretty darn quick and waste time and money. We buy the charger boards here: Inspiron Charger Board. The charger board is fairly easy to replace, and requires no soldering at all. So if you are handy with a screwdriver, and can follow the instructions in the service manual, you should have no problem replacing the board.

I went to my computer repair shop and told them no charge from the adapter and to try the 90 watt. He said that was not the problem. In my opinion, the issue with the has nothing to do with the charger. It has to do with the charger connector design. My charger connection is:. If you look closely, It has a single center pin surrounded by 4 prongs. They are flexible. The prongs make contact to inside of the charger plug.

With the loose connection, slightly bending in any direction cause the prongs to bend in slightly. Take a look when its says plugged in-not charging So, what to do. Given the price tag, and the million other Dells that have different designs, they have no intention of dealing with it.

These are the things I've done for over a year to keep me alive without cost. A With existing charger This works for awhile until it starts to bend because of the looseness. B To help with the looseness Thanks, Bob. Excuse me, how long ago did you get your Inspiron My daughter's is doing the same received as a gift around October I think it is the charger port. How can i fix this. Browse Community. Laptops General - Read Only. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.

Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by nor Solved. Inspiron battery not charging. Any ideas? All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Solutions 2. Accepted Solutions.