chiquita24 0 #1 November 9, 2009 I have yet another computer issue... Within the last month, my computer battery won't charge anymore. I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. I have to keep my computer plugged in and the little battery symbol says "plugged in, not charging." I just bought a new battery and it didn't fix the issue. I've googled this issue and it appears in a common problem. I've tried pushing the F2(I know this is different on every computer, but this is what I push to get the blue screen) button and looking at the battery info there. Under AC Adapter it says "Unknown Device installed) Going into the device manager and uninstalling the ACPI compliant control method and then re-installing it (this was said to be a issue related to Vista. Along with wiggling the adapter cord and lightly tapping above my escape key thinking maybe something was loose. Nothing has worked so far. Do you have any other suggestions? Do you think it's the battery cable? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shermanator 4 #2 November 9, 2009 try replacing the power chord i had the same issue with my dell. If you replace the power chord, replace it with an actual dell chord, i had issues with the aftermarket ones i tried usingCLICK HERE! new blog posted 9/21/08 CSA #720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #3 November 9, 2009 Quotetry replacing the power chord i had the same issue with my dell. If you replace the power chord, replace it with an actual dell chord, i had issues with the aftermarket ones i tried using DING DING DING DING Dells are really picky about what power supplies they will charge off of, and even just an old powersupply may not register to the computer properly and it wont charge."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klafollette 0 #4 November 9, 2009 If you're going into the Bios (F2) Setup, and it won't identify the power supply there, then it has nothing to do with Vista, or device settings in the OS. In the Bios Power section, it should say something like "65w" or "85w" when you plug in the pwer supply. There's smarts in there so the computer can identify the size of the pwer supply. If it can't identify the PS, then it may only allow it to power the laptop but not charge the battery. If your laptop is under warranty, then Dell will send you a replacement power supply. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoldtheIce 0 #5 November 9, 2009 Same thing here. I have a Dell 1705. Got an aftermarket battery about a year ago. Same error...Unknown Device installed. I had to send the aftermarket battery back and purchase a bettery from Dell. Of course the Dell battery costed 3 times as much. They have us all by the short hairs!! Good luckCause they know, and so do I, The high road is hard to find A detour to your new life, Tell all of your friends goodbye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiquita24 0 #6 November 9, 2009 It just ticks me off that my computer is not that old-13 months and the battery and/or cable went already. I thought it would last at least a little bit longer. Well I hope it's the cable cuz I don't want to spend more money and replace something and still have it not work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiquita24 0 #7 December 1, 2009 I replaced the power cable now too, but I did buy an aftermarket one. It worked for the first two days, charged my battery and now I'm back to the message "plugged in, not charging." Anyone else have any other ideas? 1 more thing: I have a friend who has the same dell as me and his power cable did the same thing, charged for a little bit and then quit charging. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
