This laptop isn't even one month old.. this is sincerely frustrating as i have alot of important work saved on here...
- When I plug in the charger.. the battery light turns on for a second then the battery light turns back off.
- When I try to turn on the laptop with the charger plugged in.. nothing happens at all.
- When I try to turn on the laptop with just the battery without being plugged in.. the power button will light up for a second then go back off.
i've tried:
- taking out the battery and holding down the power light for 1 minute.. waited 30 seconds tried turning it on with the power chord with no prevail.
- holding Fn and turning it on and nothing
some signs i've been seeing:
- only bad signs i've seen was before it just didn't boot anymore.. maybe twice out of the 6 last time i've booted.. as soon as i typed my password to get into windows it would just shut off. i'd jus reboot and it worked fine.
- when it stopped turning on.. after messing with plugging it in or not (i didn't know if the battery was dead) i was able to make it past the windows sign on screen.. was going to email myself all my work before it suddenly shut off on me again.......
- the battery had maybe 1/3rd life before it died
note:
- i MIGHT have interchanged battery chargers with another older dell model laptop.. but i think only a few times at most.. it mostly sits at work on a docking station at work. i have a feeling i never did though. from what i've read it seems like the battery chargers are all compatible as long as it's dell.
sigh so do i have to send this back to Dell? any help would be sincerely appreciated