[mjcarter]

Hello,

I have a Dell Studio 1535 laptop and it will not power on. I push the power button and nothing happens. When I plug the power adapter in the charging light will come on for ~1 sec and then turn off. If I take out the battery and put it back in while the charger is connected, the charging light will flash from white to red then white again. I don't know what is going on. Does anybody have any idea? Thank you.

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Hi mjcarter
Does the laptop work with the power adaptor plugged in but with the battery removed?
If it does it would suggest a failed battery, how old is the battery?

[phillpower2]

Hi mjcarter
Does the laptop work with the power adaptor plugged in but with the battery removed?
If it does it would suggest a failed battery, how old is the battery?

[mjcarter]

Thanks for the reply. No, the laptop will not power on at all. The battery is less than 2 years old, as is the entire system.

[phillpower2]

An earlier post is having a similar problem, and it seems it is quite
often a problem with the power jack at the back of the laptop becoming
damaged, after constant plugging & unplugging it can become detached
from the motherboard, http://www.geekstogo...howtopic=280125
I have also seen the suggestion of removing the AC adapter & battery &
then pressing the power on switch for 30 seconds, this apparently dispels
any excess charge that has built up in the computer.