DELL won't turn on?

Thanks ELECTRO.
It does seem that it has been left for some time.
when the battery is plugged in it gets really hot.
so will take your advice.
get another computer.

colin
September 2014

Normaly, you don't need to have the battery in place to use on the charger.

If it only get power with both the charger AND the battery, you have some hardware fault.

That fault may have caused the battery to overheat.
The overheating battery may have caused some more damage.

Have both the old and new batteries checked to make sure that they are OK.

Have a technician check your computer for any damage.
Fixing the computer can be very costly if the faulty component(s) are hard to find or welded in place.
It may be cheaper to get a new computer.
A new computer will be more performant than your actual one.

Electro
September 2014

The power adapter has been checked and is OK.
The power light only comes on if both connected, but tells me battery is duff,?
(3)-- (green light with hazard flash across it)

1) battery connected-- no power
2) mains connected-- no power
3) battery and mains -- power but as above

colin
September 2014

you might need to check out the power lead,make sure that its working fine,and it has no breaks in it, try a different lead in it, if you can get one,

j
September 2014