Had the common problem with this laptop and am unable to run off AC power. I bought an external battery charger (cheap) and an extra battery (generic-very cheap) and have been running the computer off battery power (charging the other battery when one is in use) with no issues from either battery for a couple of weeks.
Last night when I swapped batteries, the computer would not turn on from the more recently ordered battery. The computer still runs fine using the original battery, and the new battery shows as fully charged in the external battery charger. I have since then used the original battery to the point of being out of power, charged it again and again successfully used it, so the charger is working. The new battery had been working perfectly until this time. There does not appear to be anything unusual stuck in the battery, it still fits into place securely in the computer and on the external charger, but the computer does nothing when I try to turn it on with this battery.
So my questions are: Is there a way to fix this battery so that it will work? If not, then since I will obviously want to buy another battery should I avoid the lowest tier of batteries or use only Dell brand products to avoid recurrence of this problem? Could this possibly be indicative of any deeper problem? (I'm thinking not since it runs fine using the other battery, but would like to know if anyone knows otherwise.)
Last night when I swapped batteries, the computer would not turn on from the more recently ordered battery. The computer still runs fine using the original battery, and the new battery shows as fully charged in the external battery charger. I have since then used the original battery to the point of being out of power, charged it again and again successfully used it, so the charger is working. The new battery had been working perfectly until this time. There does not appear to be anything unusual stuck in the battery, it still fits into place securely in the computer and on the external charger, but the computer does nothing when I try to turn it on with this battery.
So my questions are: Is there a way to fix this battery so that it will work? If not, then since I will obviously want to buy another battery should I avoid the lowest tier of batteries or use only Dell brand products to avoid recurrence of this problem? Could this possibly be indicative of any deeper problem? (I'm thinking not since it runs fine using the other battery, but would like to know if anyone knows otherwise.)