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Inspiron 9400 charge issues
My Inspiron 9400 battery is not charging. AC adapter and Battery are new. Inspiron 9400, any ideas?
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Inappropriate?I used to have these same problems. I replace my BIOS battery, which I know was dead, because all settings get reset when I unplug the power and remove main battery. You might not have to replace it if its still good. Back to the main battery problem, You have a good change of solving this by going into BIOS, and under Tools there is a Battery Calibration option. Do the calibration for the main battery and-or other optional batteries attach and it will most likely solve the problems. This calibration process will take a long time; 1-charge, 2-discharge, 3-recharge, so leave it over night or however.
There was a mention of updating BIOS. This could solve the problem too, because BIOS controls the charging unit. Also, make sure you have Dell Power Management install on your OS, (download at dell.com).
One note: The dell inspiron 9400 battery will not charge if the battery is about 93% or higher. 93 is not exact, but close to 90%. so test by discharging to below 90% and it will start charging again.
If anyone tries this, leave a post of your success or failure.
if you want to buy a new one,go to
http://www.global-battery.com.au/batt... -
Inappropriate?Thanks - I will give it a go
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Inappropriate?battery might be dead or damaged, make sure that the battery is making solid contact with the pins on the laptop, You can buy new battery on http://laptopsbattery.us/dell-inspiro...
