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Posted by BillW50 on May 15, 2008, 2:24 pm
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Tino typed on Thu, 15 May 2008 10:19:30 -0700 (PDT):
> I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 and it will not power on with the battery
> in by itself. Nor will it power on with the battery removed and the
> ac adapter plugged in. If I have the ac adapter plugged in and the
> battery in it it will on a rare occasion power up and boot and I can
> see that the battery is not charging at all before it cuts off but I
> don't understand why it won't power on consistently with the battery
> removed and the laptop plugged in via the ac adapter. Shouldn't it be
> pulling power from the wall if it is configured like this? I was
> thinking maybe I just need to buy another laptop battery but I was
> interested in seeing what you all think prior to me shelling out the
> money. Thanks for the advice.
Sounds like all of your problems will be solved with a new battery to
me. Yes, most laptops can run fine without the battery. Some I suspect
switch over to battery for a second during POST (happens just before
booting). Which is stupid because all it does is to force you to get a
new battery when that one dies.
Some laptops the AC adapter can't handle big surges. And that is okay
since the battery gives the extra boost during those occasions. Although
I don't care for that design too much. Some can still run without the
battery if they are like this. But they usually switch the CPU to a
slower speed as some have noted before.
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Bill
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