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    Battery charging on Stusio 1735...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by PsycoGeek, Mar 9, 2011.

  1. PsycoGeek

    PsycoGeek Notebook Enthusiast

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    Greetings!

    My Studio 1735 won't charge the battery, and is flashing 4 amber 1 white at the jack. Does anyone know what that means? BIOS says "battery is not installed". It will boot when bypassed.

    Do I just need a new battery, or do I need a motherboard?

    Thanks,

    PG
     
    PsycoGeek, Mar 9, 2011
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If you aren't getting like an "AC adapter not recognized" or any funny business like that, you're probably just down a battery. I've had a lot of dead Dell batteries show up as "battery not installed" in known working laptops.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 9, 2011
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  3. PsycoGeek

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    Thanks for the input Commander Wolf... It still has me worried though. I'm in the midst of a repair on an HP Pavillion 9700/9800 that won't charge the battery either... and it needs a motherboard (posted for advice in the HP section). The owner, a friend, tried a new battery with no luck. Now I have to replace the motherboard for her, and it's a real PITA. Luckily I can do it for about $250 - $300 less than what our local BestBuy Dufus Squad wanted.

    I think I might try the cheapest battery replacement I can find, about $97 for the 9-cell extended, and if I have to send it back the restocking fee won't hurt so much.
     
    PsycoGeek, Mar 9, 2011
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  4. PsycoGeek

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    Just wanted to add that in Windows 7 the battery meter says "Plugged in but not charging".
     
    PsycoGeek, Mar 9, 2011
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    I concur. it sounds like a dead battery.
     
    Bear123, Mar 10, 2011
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  6. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    What does Dell BIOS say? Sounds like a bad battery.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 10, 2011
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