Dell latatude D630 is docked/battery flashing 4 red 1 green

I would take note of the message you are getting and buy a new battery. I believe the red flashing lights mean that one or more of the cells in the battery are dying, and it's best not to turn off alarm lights like these. Did the battery hold charge for a longer period than one hour before you started to see the flashing light warning?

here ya go
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3696096-dell_portable_battery_led_flashes_orange

When powering on the D630 from the Docking Station, press F2 to go into Setup. Scroll down to the Docking Section, and check the Dock device info for the status. If it shows undocked, then try changing the below settings to: Hot Undock, Enabled Silent, and Universal Connect Enabled. Save these settings. Make sure you update your BIOS to A16 from http://support.dell.com under drivers and downloads section. If still not recognized after this, check the dock port on the D630 for obstructions or burn markings on the pins. try cleaning with rubbing alcohol and qtip swab. I have seen a few cases like this and ultimately the motherboard was the issue and needed to be replaced.

Don- I went to Dell support and without knowing a service tag #, I looked your laptop generically. Here's a link to your owners manual: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd600/en/ug/index.htm The only thing I could find about "light error codes" was in the solving problems category. I read something that said your battery/laptop is too hard to charge. I replaced the motherboard recently in a friends d800 because the power jack had got pushed in and dislodged from the motherboard,then wouldn't charge the battery. Although she had no error codes OR a docking station.You said you replaced the battery and the cord. Did the new battery/charger ever work right? if no, why didn't you take it back? Is it still under warranty? Without more info, best I could come up with. Hope this helps and good luck.If I helped please rate me. Thanks -jmattes

HOW DO I RESET MY DELL LATATUDE D630 BACK TO OUT OF THE BOX SETTINGS?

i beleive that means your battery is bad, i used to study the dell diagnostic codes. so i would contact dell and get it verified though.

Hi there. If your battery light is flashing 4 red and one green on the battery light indicator (as in the one next to the power and hdd led), then this is an indication that your battery is nearing the end of it's life, and it's time to get a new one. It will last a bit longer, depending on how much you use your laptop, but there will come a time when it won't work at all.

Tim

The inspiron 600M will not function in a D-Dock, but will work in a D-Series port Replicator. (Although the D600 and 600M share the same motherboard, the bottom plastics are different)

After trying the 600M in the D-Dock, it is possible the dock is damaged. I would undock the D630, then delete the docked profile. power off, dock, and reboot and see if it detects and works.

Check your users manual. Normally if it is blinking it is powering up, but may be different depending on model.

If the docking station has power:

Make sure power is off for both the laptop and the docking station. Plug your keyboard and mouse into the docking station. Dock the D630 to the docking station and then power on docking station. This should then turn on your D630. Your D630 should detect the keyboard and mouse.

If the docking station has no power:

Verify that the power cord, AC adaptor, etc. is plugged in. If the items listed seem to be in order,
there may be a problem with the power going into the docking station. (AC adaptor?)

support.dell.com will have the specific details for your D630 and your docking station, et al.

Please let me know if you have success in this.

Binary Bob