Why is my Dell Inspiron 1501 not charging?

[Haley]

So, my great uncle bought a laptop about 5 years ago. He enjoyed it, I guess, and then kind of forgot he had it, so my dad found it at their business and gave it to me since my uncle hasn't used it in about a year. When I started it up, it wouldn't work without the charger, and now it will only work while plugged in. What caused it to do this? What can I do about it? Thanks!

[Amazingcarpenter894]

You will need a new battery. Any battery after a while will lose it's ability to hold a charge.

Joe
The Old Computer Guy

[Gentlemenseed508]

Time for a new battery for that old beast.
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http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p...&_from=R40

[D McC]

the battery has died and needs replaced, this is very common with batteries that have been left unused for a long time, just replace the battery and it will be fine again, if it works while plugged it it means the charger is working fine so its just the battery

[Dell Inc.]

Hello Haley,
My name is Krishna and I work for the Social Media and Community Team at Dell. Based on your post, you may need a replacement Battery. However, try the steps mentioned in the below link and see if it helps.
http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshoot...XvQsAX0ulC

Please note, the battery carries only 1 year warranty, regardless of your full system warranty.

Regards,
Dell-Kris K
Dell Social Media and Communities

[Techno]

Dead battery, replace it☺