Dell studio 1537:Why is my power adapter recognised but not charging?

Got the same problem too. I have a Dell XPS 1530.
When I plug it in, it seems to charge randomly. By this I mean, about a month ago, it got to 80% charge then charged, a few times since it got to 97% charge then charged and now about 9 months of ownership it's at 69% and won't charge. I tried e-mailing them about this but got no response.

Same problem here, 2 week old laptop and been sitting at 11%, has to be kept plugged in. I got Dell to send me a new adapter thinking that was the problem, but no same thing. Phoned support AGAIN, and they were still no help. Going to just send the whole thing back and walk down the street to Future shop and get one there.

Let me know how it works out? My other option was to send it back for them to look at it, but that would mean my computer being fixed longer than I have owned it, not the way a $2000 machine should work.

i have had my studio since around last november or so. the charger that came with the computer worked fine. but ended up getting broken (someone stepped on the end that pluggs into the laptop) so i bought a new one that is not the same but works on my studio. i had no problems at first but it started telling me that my charger was not recgonized, and to insert a dell charger and it listed the type. the problem seemed to be solved when i unplugged the charger and immediately plugged it back in, however it has steadily gotten worse over the past month. earlier i had to un plug and re insert the charger over 25 times before it was finally regonized.

i really hope there is a solution to this problem. if anywone knows how to fix this please help

lynn, im sorry to tell you this but your problem is not resolved. that solution used to worked for me but over time it will start rejecting it more and more no matter how many times you un-plug and plug it back in.

brooke J,

Thanks for kindly giving me a heads up on the adapter! Will look into this more while my warranty is still in effect.

I did notice in your previous post though that your adapter wasn't recognized by your system. Mine is recognized by my system and has always been recognized by my system with no further action on my part. Whether or not this makes any difference, I don't know. Perhaps the fact I have to unplug and plug the adapter back in to get it to charge is just really another symptom of a defective adapter rather than a "quirk" of this particular adapter?

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks in advance. - Lynn

brooke J

I sincerely appreciate the heads up on the adapter. You did the right thing. Thanks!