Computer Help?

[Dr. Stinger A. Zoidberg]

I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. It recently shut off on me while unplugged, even though it said there was still 90% battery left. When I turned it back on, it didn't reboot the way it normally would if the battery died. It rebooted as though I just hit the power button and didn't shut down. Now, the battery icon on the front of the laptop flashes orange four times, and then blue once. The battery icon on the desktop says that it's charging at 90% battery, but that hasn't changed. Is it a virus or something?

 

[D-Man]

Viruses only affect the software of your PC. I would say you have a bad laptop battery.

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

Bring it with you outside and take a steaming piss on it.

 

[Lee]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

 

[Dr. Stinger A. Zoidberg]

Bring it with you outside and take a steaming piss on it.

I like this idea.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Yes.

 

[Mr. Artistic guy]

Yes.

Guess it's broke then.

 

[Lee]

have you switched it off took the battery out put the battery back in after a few minutes and switched it back on?

 

[Harthan]

I've dealt with a similar problem on a Dell. First thing I'd check out is your AC Adapter. It might be bad. The other problem (which I'm leaning towards) is the jack on your laptop. Dell makes pretty shitty jacks for the AC adapter to go into and they often wind up failing to properly interact with any AC adapter. I just trashed mine when this occurred to me, but you can fix it. See if there's any good, local computer repair shops in your area and have them take a look at it if it's not the AC adapter or if the problem doesn't go away in a little time.

 

[Monkey_Mania]

My suggestion:

Get an HP.

 

[Dr. Stinger A. Zoidberg]

have you switched it off took the battery out put the battery back in after a few minutes and switched it back on?

It seems as though this has worked. We'll see what happens later. Thanks Lee.

 

[Lee]

It seems as though this has worked. We'll see what happens later. Thanks Lee.

 

[¡Roján!]

Hitting it with a hammer always works.

 

[Slyfox696]

Bring it with you outside and take a steaming piss on it.

Because it's a Dell.

My suggestion:

Get an HP.

Even better suggestion:

Don't buy a Dell.

Hitting it with a hammer always works.

Especially if it's a Dell.

 

[Lee]

I don't like Adele either, she's only popular because she's fat.