I have a Dell Inspiron 1318 and at first it said plugged in and not charging, now it says that no battery is detected. What are some troubleshooting that I can do

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replacement Dell AC adapter

try another power supply, maybe thats your problem

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When your shut down your computer and plug your the charger in your laptop that time Orange lite is showing on. if no showing then its problem to your laptop

First, I would check to see if your Battery is one that was RECALLED by following this link. Next, I recommend that you rule out the possibility that the Power Supply may be the issue/ Or the Battery may need to be replaced. Do the following:
1) Remove the Battery Pack and boot the system by using only the Power Supply. If your system runs normally without any issues, it is probably the battery that needs to be replaced.

ofcourse the battery will mostly die ina year for most of the dell notebooks.... mainly when u always keep the notebook in the ac power and not using the battery power so much for your notebook...
the best way to keep the battery life extended is to use the battery until it is drained and then charge it and again use it fully until drianed ...

Call Technical support of dell and inform them its broken, if you have the complete care warranty part will be replaced without charge

You need to take out the battery and try to power on the laptop with out it in..If it works then the battery is poched. Maybe the power supply you bought is wrong one? Did you buy it from dell?

Call Dell tomorrow... it will still be under warranty!

One thing to try is removing the battery and running it straight from the power adaptor. If it runs, you have a bad battery.

If the battery is not faulty and the charging circuit is faulty then youe computer should be fixed under warranty.

check power supply see if its putting out voltage to laptop