Laptop problem.

Clubconsoles · April 24, 2016

So I got a dell inspiron 5150 recently and it had no charger. So I found a charger that fitted so I plugged it in and the battery and power light kept flashing and is wouldn't turn on. I reliased that the charger was only 4.7 amps so I took it to a computer shop where we tested it with a 6 amp charger. Same thing. I managed to find a 6.5 amp charger and the lights were on solid but it still would not turn on.

Thanks.

Mark77 · April 24, 2016

Dells can be sensitive to cheap/poor quality knock-off chargers, broken/defective cables that damage the 3rd pin, or to using in adequately rated charger on a laptop that requires a higher rated model.

Additionally, if my brief search on that model is correct, it is from the early 2000s, and may very well have a dead battery and/or other fault that is preventing its use. I'd suggest removing the battery completely and trying. The system might be protecting the battery from a charge attempt.

Clubconsoles · April 24, 2016

2 minutes ago, Mark77 said:

Dells can be sensitive to cheap/poor quality knock-off chargers, broken/defective cables that damage the 3rd pin, or to using in adequately rated charger on a laptop that requires a higher rated model.

Additionally, if my brief search on that model is correct, it is from the early 2000s, and may very well have a dead battery and/or other fault that is preventing its use. I'd suggest removing the battery completely and trying. The system might be protecting the battery from a charge attempt.

Tried removing the battery. Also the battery is for a inspiron 1100.

Clubconsoles · April 30, 2016

On 24/04/2016 at 10:30 AM, gFrenken97 said:

You need a 130W 6,67A adapter, but keep in mind that the battery might be dead.

Try plugging it in without the battery.

The beefiest charger they had was a 120W charger that can do 6.5 amps at 19.5V