New charger plugged in not charging?Dell Inspiron 1545?

Question

New charger plugged in not charging?Dell Inspiron 1545?

Answer 1

There must be some problem in your cable or the joining point of the charger. I also use dell and I also come up with some such problems. But with the help of dell support unit I was able to fix my problem. They are helpful and available any time . Go to the official website of dell and lock your problem.

Answer 2

Dell Inspiron 1545 Battery Charger

Answer 3

Inspiron 1545 Charger

Answer 4

Charger Dell Inspiron 1545

Answer 5

i remember that happened to me, I used to plug it in 5 times before I got it charging.. it's either something wrong with the charger or the port where you connect it to the computer to charge. if you do not have warranty, it would be expensive to replace the parts... so if you have warranty, try contacting dell and tell them about the problem, if not see how much it costs and compare it to your local computer repair shop

Answer 6

stop using that charger immediately. remove it from the laptop and the outlet. if you continue to use that charger i gaurantee you the charger will catch on fire or start to spark. if youre unlucky the laptop will fry because of the charger.



the reason why its not charging is because the laptop charger is not made for your laptop. you mentioned the heads are different too. this is not normal and you cant use universal chargers with laptops. they dont work, especially with dell. dell chargers and laptops have chips in them that only work with other dell chargers. its not working because it recognizes that it isnt a dell.



return the charger and get one that is built for your specific laptop with the correct pin. get a charger for your inspiron 1545 not an universal charger. if you look online, stay away from ebay or amazon or expect the same thing. i would personally suggest you visit topmicrousa they are very reliable and have yet to disappoint.



if you have any more questions feel free to send me an email and ill be happy to help \(^_^)/

Answer 7

The best way to troubleshoot this is from the simplest to the most difficult solutions.



1. First of all, don't use the universal charger, switch back to your old charger while you trouble shoot this. It may not be the problem.



2. Dells have a button that turns off charging. So far I've only seen it as holding down FN and hitting F2. It has a blue battery with a lightning bolt on the F2 button. Hit this once, then hover over the battery 30 seconds later to see if it is now charging.



3. The next problem could be the power management in Windows. Make sure you are hooked up to internet. Go to "Device Manager" by typing it in the file search box in the lower left hand corner of the screen when you hit the Windows Icon. Expand the batteries section. Uninstall all instances of "Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Methed Battery". Then right click on Batteries and click Scan for hardware changes. This should automatically install the correct drivers. Be sure not to uninstall any of the other battery drivers.



4. Take your power adapter and look in the center hole. There should be a tiny pin. If this is bent or damaged, you need a new power adapter.



5. Take your battery out and examine the pins. Look for bent or damaged pins. If they are bent or damaged, you will at the very least need to get a new shell from Dell that can have your same hard drive in it. This is unlikely as these are more sturdy, but you might as well try everything.



6. At this point, you really need multiple power adapters and/or batteries to determine what stage of charging is failing. You will likely need to call Dell to find out who to send or take your computer to for repairs. They diagnose if it is a problem with the power adapter, battery, or internal connections within the shell.