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Dell c640 battery problem

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I have a dell c640. Just replaced battery and when I have it plugged into the laptop, and plug charging cord in, the charging indicator flashes orange twice rapidly then green. it cycles like this until I unplug it. then when I return the plug it is a solid green. What does this mean? Also, it does not charge when the laptop is powered down. The laptop only appears to be charging when it is powered up.

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  • skeebaone Dec 18, 2007

    THE BATTERY SEEMS TO CHARGE UP WHEN THE LAPTOP IS POWERED ON, BUT NOT WHEN SHUT DOWN.

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This sounds like it is not getting enough amperage from the power brick- check which model power brick you have. I'm not 100% sure but the pa-6 family may not provide enough power to charge and run the laptop at the same time. the PA-9 should- if it's rated at 4.51 @20v - that works out to about 90watt. If you DO have a 90 watt power adapter and it's still giving the orange then red flashes- and will not charge when the laptop is off- you probably have either a bad battery, or the motherboard is faulty and has a bad charge circuit, or a loose power jack. What does pressing the little button next to the charge indicator on the battery do? Flashing every other led- 1,3,5 is BAD, so is 1 and 5. You also might have a 3rd party refurb- that had the guts torn out and is not properly "seen" by the laptop.

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    Grant Cameron Dec 19, 2007

    to say the least - that is strange. try upgrading to the latest bios via dell for the d640 and see if that helps. other than that- I don't really know without diagnosing it in person and trying different things in person.

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    Grant Cameron Dec 24, 2007

    my battery just started doing the same thing- looks like it's yet another crapped out battery due to an internal counter IN the battery- you get about 200 charge cycles and then it STOPS WORKING. Thanks for nothing Dell. The batteries are fine- but the charge circuit stops letting it charge or drain the battery- you're screwed- look for a new one- used ones can go at any time it seems...Another great marketing ploy to increase their consumables profits.

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