Latitude d505 not charging

the battery needs charging. it is charging when it is solid orange and green when it is fully charged

The flashing green indicator is telling you (and the notebook) that the battery is almost fully charged, but then by switching immediately to flashing orange, the status has changed to "battery charge is low". This is not normal behaviour and probably indicates a serious issue with the battery. My guess is that the charging is initiating some kind of rapid battery self-discharge.
Ref - Knowledge Base

Notebooks will power up and work without a battery just fine.
Ref - Laptop Battery Basics dummies
Try to operate yours this way. This will eliminate the battery from the loop as a potential cause of the BSODs you are seeing.

I believe that means a low or potentially bad battery. Furthermore a bad battery will not hold charge hence the re-occurring issue when plugged to the wall. See if you notice any difference when the battery is removed and you are just plugged into the wall. I was able to find a battery replacement site below.

http://www.batterycentury.com/dell-latitude-d505-battery-p-19435.html

The battery is less than 100% charged; if it were fully-charged, the lamp would be green.

If it is "flashing", it's probably less than 10% charged.
Recharge it.

This means your battery charge is critically low. It's also a sign that your battery is no longer holding a significant charge and is a good time to replace the battery.

Go to support.dell.com and download the latest bios firmware to update it. If it still does not work then most likely it is already a hardware issue so you need to contact dell support for the hardware issue.

it means your battery is damaged. avoid using battery while using charger in your house. remove battery to be safe. battery is for outside or for travel only.

Your laptop isn't dying....it just means the battery is shot and it's time to get a new one...the laptop should be fine with a new battery. I recommend Ebatts.com if your going to order one online.

That usually indicates battery is beginning to go bad. Eventually it will not hold a charge and will need to be replaced.




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The charge light flashing orange-orange-orange-green....-orange-orange-orange-green.... usually means the battery has reached the end of its life and now it needs replacing.

There are three ways to test your battery:

1) If the battery has a button on the bottom of it and a row of 5 leds, then push AND HOLD the button for 5 seconds. The LEDs should all turn OFF, then turn back on showing a pattern. If all five LEDs turn on, the battery is dead.

2) Open the Dell Quickset application (doubleclick it in system tray), go to Battery Meter, go to the battery health tab, and pick your battery. It should tell you there if the battery is healthy or not.

3) Reboot your computer and go into the bios. Pick the Battery tab in the bios. It will list the battery health there.