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Question

Dell Inspiron 1750

by Sep 25, 2018 1:28PM PDT

charging icon says "3% available(plugged in,not charging" so purchased new battery. Now says same thing. If I unplug it shuts down without saving and i must initiate normal startup. Can't unplug even for a few seconds. Suggestions?

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The Dells in this line use a 3 wire charger.
by Forum moderator Sep 25, 2018 2:09PM PDT

What it does is on the web but in short, try another Dell charger for this model.

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PS. Deep dive into the third wire.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 25, 2018 5:05PM PDT
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Charging issue
by Sep 26, 2018 12:05AM PDT

The first thing you obviously need to find out is whether the problem of your battery not charging properly is related to an issue within Windows or the battery itself. Some time Windows also create the charging issue in laptop.

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