Dell Laptop power light blinking amber
Posted: 09/13/2021 Options
Battery light flashing orangeI found an old Dell Inspiron 1420 and have been repairing it slowly over the last month or two. Recently I purchased this replacement charger for it as the laptop wouldnt charge on my existing one designed for an HP laptop. With this new charger the non-genuine adapter message goes away and the computer reports its trying to charge the battery but it appears to remain uncharged no mater how long its plugged in. The bios says it is unable to communicate with the battery. The battery light on the laptop will blink orange forever when the laptop is plugged in on the new charger. Im unsure what this means but my best guess is given the laptops age the battery is bad and will need to be replaced, but I wanted to double check before I order a new battery. Answered! View the answer I have this problem too Subscribed to new answers Is this a good question? Yes No Voted Undo Score 0 Cancel Add a comment 0/1024 Cancel Post commentPosted: 09/13/2021 Options
Was this answer helpful? Yes No Voted Undo Score 2 Cancel Comments: The laptop works fine on just the charger and even with the battery inserted if on the charger. I have not run the diagnostics test yet, I will try that now. Also I'm 99% sure the CMOS battery is dead as the bios seems to forget my settings, I just haven't replaced it yet. HDD interface is SATA, I put an SSD in it. 09/13/2021 by Josh Miller Hi Josh @herorareheart , SATA SSD is good on these old systems. So yes replace CMOS first and then go from there. They are very inexpensive - like $2 or $3. Get a good brand. I tend to be optimistic about these old laptops - unless water has been spilt on them. Batteries don't respond well if they haven't been charged for a lone time. 09/14/2021 by mike A new CMOS battery fixed the BIOS forgetting things issue as expected and the diagnostic test has confirmed that this battery is just totally dead. Unfortunately due to the age of this laptop my best option is a 3rd party battery, but as long as I go with a company with a decent reputation I should be fine. 09/25/2021 by Josh Miller To answer the SATA question, these are SATA but they fall under the Dell SATA I>II transition, and lack SATA III support flat out. These are a walking question mark :/. I get a drive with full B/C for the suspect 2007/2008 Dells. On the known models like the D6X20/30 series (SATA II), I can get a CS900 for it and be done with it. The Core 2 Inspiron series remained a question in 2007, and partway through 2008. The early Core 2 stuff is usually suspect, but ~2008 is when Dell began to add the SATA II Option ROM to their entire lineup. The Sandy Bridge era officially ended the question mark problem as they all support SATA III. Usually when the laptop is from this era, or an early E series like the E6X00/10 and in some cases the E6X20, the battery is tired. It can also point to a communication error, or a permanent failure flag. 09/25/2021 by Nick @herorareheart Good to hear! 09/25/2021 by mike Add a comment
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