Laptop charging light not on...

harril3

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I have an older hp laptop I haven't used in a while. I wanted to check through some old e-mails for some information, so I plugged it in to charge it up - there is a blue light coming from where the power cord is plugged in so I know there is power going to it, but the battery charging/power light is not on and after leaving it plugged in overnight the laptop still will not turn on.

I have two power cords and tried them both, same thing. They both have a bit of fraying near the tip, but both were usable when I used the laptop, sometimes I had to adjust the position of the cord a little bit. I don't want to buy a new power cord I otherwise won't use (my current laptop is a dell), especially if the cord is not the issue.

Any ideas why the power is not getting through to charge the battery?
 

Cokacola14

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well first things first. log into windows and slick the little arrow in the bottom left, click battery (unless you see the charging symbol in the battery as you sit.) if not continue on, click see advanced options, now it should say performance plan, etc, well from here you should check around and see if it says charging in progress. if it obviously isnt charging, then youll have to take it into office depot or a likewise computer shop. from there they can check the components, do some diagnosses. from there youll be able to talk price range for a fix. if worse comes to worse and you cant even turn it on, (which i just actually saw mentioned) then youll have to look into a new battery, as you either gave it A) a memory or B) fried it. but also take into mind that if it is too old, you might want to invest in a newer computer. choose wisely.

hope i helped. cheers,
- coka. :)