I have a Dell Latitude d620 and just got my new battery in the mail, i plug in my power cord to charge it and it just switches to AC power, no charging. Does anyone have a clue what I am supposed to do? If I disconnect the cord the battery only has 6 percent power, which is better than the previous battery which would just immediately cause it to die, but now im just bewildered why it wont charge the new battery
Power the computer down, leave it plugged in with the battery installed. Let it be for a little bit and then power it up to check the status.
ok ill give it a shot.
Yep, give it 12 hours to just sit and charge overnight and you should be good to go.
d630 - battery lasted less than a year
hope you have better luck.
Like the others have said, plug it in and let it sit. To get the battery to last you should run it all the way down from time to time.
81gtv6 wrote: Like the others have said, plug it in and let it sit. To get the battery to last you should run it all the way down from time to time.
Yes. Laptop batteries are meant to be used. This is a common cause of battery failure - people not using them correctly. You want to let it get down to about a 5% charge once a month or so.
Did the system charge the old battery? It may be an issue with the charging circuits on the motherboard, or with the ac adapter.
Lithium ion batteries aren't really affected by charging / discharging with regards to capacity. What kills them is time and heat. The hotter the temperature that they're stored at, the more quickly the battery decays.
<- works for dell
when i bought a new battery for my c640, it came with a BIOS update so that the mobo could communicate with the new-fangled battery. hope this helps
I deal with d630s at the office and we've had 1 dead battery with similar symptoms...but does the power indicator show that the battery is charging? It should even if the battery is FUBARed. If it doesn't show that it's trying to charge the battery, something's wrong with the power circuitry in the laptop.
MCarp22 wrote: What kills them is time and heat. The hotter the temperature that they're stored at, the more quickly the battery decays.
...since laptops are such low-temp devices... I always try to keep the bottom of my laptop elevated in an attempt to get some airflow under the batter... 
MCarp22 wrote: Did the system charge the old battery? It may be an issue with the charging circuits on the motherboard, or with the ac adapter. Lithium ion batteries aren't really affected by charging / discharging with regards to capacity. What kills them is time and heat. The hotter the temperature that they're stored at, the more quickly the battery decays. <- works for dell
i will be trying the ac adapter. i hope to god its that. ill clue you guys in later, i need to find someone with the same adapter!
ok good, it was just the AC Adapter. Thanks MCarp22!!!
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