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Dell labtop flashing orange
I have a Dell inspiron 1525 labtop i got it back in
2008 just today i realized where the battery light is it's flashing blue then orange what exactly does
that mean? It's the first time this has happened the
warranty on the labtop has expired the icon where the battery is says it's fully charged 100% why is
flashing orange?
What can i do to make it stop? I don't think i can
buy a whole new battery...
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I am absolutely not a computer tech but I've noticed nobody else chose to answer this question for you. I did a little reading and it appears to be as basic as this:
Your battery is going bad.
Something about it not holding the charge as good any more. The blinking is alerting you that the battery needs to be replaced. From the information I have gathered, this is an extremely common problem for Dell Inspiron 1525 laptops. I read at one place that this means your battery can only charge 15% of what it should be, but I can't vouch if that information is true or not.
If your computer is plugged then your battery charge shouldn't matter too much. You may notice that if you unplug it from the outlet and do what you normally would then your battery will begin to die relatively quickly.
You will need to save for a new battery or ditch the computer and find one that is usable.
Doing a quick search on Amazon for "Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop Battery" is going to get you some good deals. At right around $40 you can solve this problem before you have to go without the 'net.
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Batteries just don't last forever, unfortunately, and there will always come a time where you will need to afford a new battery for a laptop computer. While 2008 wasn't too long ago, laptops tend to not be equipped with the best batteries for them, as far as I have seen.
If you are in doubt then find the user manual that came with the computer and see what it says about orange flashing lights. Chances are, it's the battery indicator. You can also try to remove the battery and then reinsert it into the laptop, but that probably won't really do any good since it's connecting fine with the computer but just not holding the right amount of charge.
It may eventually give you the message of "plugged in, not charging" when the battery does die off too much to run the computer. You may end up getting the "Critical Battery Error" in the end, meaning the battery is completely dead, for the most part.
I say dish out the $40 if you can afford it right now and get this settled. If not, you might want to look into getting a replacement computer, especially if you don't take the laptop on the go very often. Desktops are quite affordable, in my opinion, and seem to last longer for various reasons.
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