Hi,
I have a Dell laptop which has developed a fault. It doesn't recognise its own power supply. A bit of internet research reveals that this is a common fault on this particular model, and it's a fault with the motherboard, so an expensive repair. At the moment for me the fault is intermittent. Sometimes the power supply is recognised and the thing will run happily from the mains and charge the battery, sometimes it isn't and it runs from the battery. Pretty soon a time will come when the battery goes flat, the power supply won't be recognised at all and it will be screwed unless I replace the motherboard.
To get to the point I could easily keep the PC running if I could charge the battery without it being in the laptop. Anyone know what my chances are? The battery has eight pins. I presume it has some circuitry inside which means it's not as easy as guessing the right two pins and putting a current across them.
Cheers!
Martin