Power Cord Not Charging Battery

I have had my Dell laptop for almost two years now

. I replaced the battery before the warranty expired (1 year?). The battery was working fine, but I was starting to have to jerry-rig the angle of the power cord in the socket to charge the battery. I purchased a knock-off AC adapter replacement. I started getting error messages almost immediately when booting up that cord might not be compatible with the laptop. As it was working, I didn't worry about it. The power light start flashing in a particular pattern then, which it has been doing for months (three fast orange flashes and one long white flash). Historically, a white light has meant "charged" and an orange light has meant low power. The AC adapter became increasingly less efficient in charging the battery until it ceased to charge it at all. I purchased the Dell AC adapter recommended for the newest version of my laptop model. There was no noticeable change. (I understand from Dell that the problem may have been that I purchased a 90W adapter, compatible with newer versions of this model, but that I should have purchased a 65W adapter as my laptop is older.) I returned that adapter to Dell and then purchased a re-furbished Dell PA-21 AC Adapter through Amazon. Again, no noticeable change. The battery is taking absolutely no charge from these cords. As I remove the power cord from the socket, the computer instantly shuts down.

Ive had to replace several laptop batteries and have bought generic versions that were an exact duplicate of the original and they charged up just fine.im at a loss as to why you are still having problems unless the new battery isnt quite the exact match for some reason or maybe there is other issues such as a power supply problem of some sort.

When I hover over the battery icon, it says the battery is 0% charged and that it is not charging. When I right click and select the Battery Meter, it says that my "battery is performing normally," but it lists the battery status as "idle."

If I had to guess I would say this is a problem with the communication between the power cord and the battery. I'm concerned that I messed that up irrevocably with my continued use of the knock-off power cord.

no its not normal i wouldnt think.i had a dell vostro a860 laptop battery fail and the computer wasnt even 2 years old yet and it kept blinking orange and blue instead of a steady blue color. the battery was shot and had to be replaced. sometimes if you dont use the right power cord for a computer you get a warning such as battery is low needs recharged etc.i think having the right power cord and a new battery should make things right again.

by: dellchi

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