The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Dell Inspiron 14z N411z Battery LED Blinks White & Orange, no power or charging?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by funkmasterta, May 14, 2014.

  1. funkmasterta

    funkmasterta Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    209
    Messages:
    509
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    31
    My Dell Inspiron 14z N411z Battery LED Blinks White & Orange, and there is no power or charging?
    This is the second time this has happened. The first time it happened, my laptop was under warranty and Dell came out to "fix" it.
    However, it's only been a few months and it broke again...only this time I'm out of the warranty period.
    Does anyone know what these LED battery codes mean?
    I have tested several Dell OEM AC adapters and none of them will power on or charge my 14z.
    I have already gone through these troubleshooting steps: AC Adapter Not Powering on the Computer or Charging the Battery | Dell US

    It's the one in the group of LEDs in the front:

     1320857776-dell-inspiron-i14rn1364dbk-14inch-laptop-8.jpg
     
    funkmasterta, May 14, 2014
    #1
  2. funkmasterta

    funkmasterta Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    209
    Messages:
    509
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    31
    anyone have any ideas?
     
    funkmasterta, May 18, 2014
    #2
  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

    Reputations:
    2,962
    Messages:
    8,231
    Likes Received:
    63
    Trophy Points:
    216
    What did they do to fix it the first time? I'm assuming they replaced your motherboard, so if you're having the same issue again, your motherboard is probably dead again...
     
    Commander Wolf, May 18, 2014
    #3
  4. funkmasterta

    funkmasterta Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    209
    Messages:
    509
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Yea, they replaced the motherboard.

    That sucks, I'm out of warranty now.
     
    funkmasterta, Jun 11, 2014
    #4