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Laptop stopped Working. Battery?

I have had my LapTop for a couple years now ( I think about 4) and it has worked great but this past week it would only turn on if it was plugged in. When ever I unplugged it then it would shut off. It has been doing it for about a week and now my laptop won’t turn on at all. I have tried taking out the battery and putting it back in, I have tried holding the power button and tried plugging the charger into different outlets.

My question is, is the battery broken or is the charger broken. Should I buy a new battery or should I try buying a new charger first? Thank you

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Hi!

Does the power adapter have any sort of status LED? Like one that’s supposed to light up when you plug it into the wall?

Do you have a multimeter to measure the current supplied by the power adapter? <— this could quickly tell us where the problem is. If not, I’d try to get a new power adapter first, as laptops should boot even with a bad/ non-existing battery - but if the battery is empty and the adapter broken it’s clear what it will never work.

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Yes there is an LED that lights up when plugged in which it doesn’t light up. That why I think it’s the charger. No I do not have a multimeter

I guess I will get a new adapter first and see if it works. I just don’t won’t to spend money if I don’t have to.

Thank you so much for the help! :)

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Yeah, I understand your concern. That's why I suggested a new power adapter - they are way cheaper than batteries

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Yes! Thank you very much. I have bought a new adapter and my computer is working again lol. The battery still kind of sucks but I can always get a new one in the future :)

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try removing the battery and putting it back iin

try unpluging the battery cable inside the motherboard and plugging it back in.

check for any water damage

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Thank you.

I have already tried taking out the battery and putting it back in with no luck but I will try unplugging the cable inside the motherboard.

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yep you need a new battery

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