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My laptop says "plugged in, not charging"

Anonymous
2012-01-09T03:02:52+00:00

when I look more into it it says, "battery charging disabled" How do I enable battery charging? I recently had to reinstall windows on the computer because the previous copy was corrupt...

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-09T13:30:20+00:00

    Hi,

    1. Which operating system is installed on the computer?
    2. What is the make and model of the laptop?
    3. Does the battery gets charged when laptop is shutdown?

    I would suggest you to see the laptop manual to enable battery charging option. If you are using Dell Laptop, then you can try the following steps.

    a. Insert your Dell laptop battery into the battery compartment on the bottom of your computer's case. The battery will snap into place.

    b. Plug your Dell laptop battery charger into a wall outlet.

    c. Insert the opposite end of your Dell laptop battery charger into the charger input on the side of the computer.

    d. Turn on your Dell computer and allow it to boot into the Windows operating system.

    e. Tap both the Fn key and the key on your keyboard that you need to tap to enable battery charging on your model of Dell laptop computer. For example, on a Dell Inspiron 1525 you need to press the Fn and F2 keys to enable battery charging, whereas on a Mini 9 you need to press the Fn and 3 keys. This will change depending on what model of Dell you own, so look for the key that has an image of a laptop battery. This is the key you need to press. Battery charging is now enabled.

    Additional Information (Applies to Windows 7 only):

    Battery meter: frequently asked questions

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Battery-meter-frequently-asked-questions

    Solutions to common battery problems

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Solutions-to-common-battery-problems

    How to optimize battery power on your laptop

    http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/maintenance/battery.aspx

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-03-07T19:39:57+00:00

    For my dell xps l702x, I bought 2 different dell charges, no fix. Bought a new battery, which was 27% full, no fix. Updated the BIOS when I had 25% full battery, then it is fixed! It is disappointing not to be able to update bios when there is a problem in there and it causes your batter die and you cannot update it, a perfect paradox from Dell, thanks for the money and time costs. Don't ever buy again dell if you don't want to have image retention and battery problems!

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-01T16:15:11+00:00

    My laptop states plugged in not charging

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-01-21T23:28:23+00:00

    I am running Windows 10 on an Inspiron 15 - 3521. The battery does not charge when the computer is shut down.  All tests run on the battery show it as working as it should.  The problem started at the beginning of January 2017. I noticed new battery saver options 1 is desk top mode battery charge and the other is Dell 

    extended battery life options.  When I right click of the battery icon Is shows that "battery charging is disabled".  I read the instructions above but my problem with that is none of my FN keys has a battery on it.  F2 is my wi-fi.  I have researched everywhere and can not find out what key controls the "enable/disable battery charging" on this computer.  Any help would be greatly appreciated as the battery is now at 0%.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-09-12T19:50:53+00:00

    i have a hp 14,Ive tried to charge,its plugged in but says not charging. ive tried battery reset,it reads good.ive tried to restart computer. I dont know that much about computers,but I dont want it to completely drain and just die.

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