Laptop Reboots When Power Cord Removed

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by indyattic, Aug 29, 2012.

  1. indyattic

    indyattic Corporal

    I have a Dell 1545 laptop that's over 3 years old. The battery gave up, and after a couple of years of running it always plugged in, I bought a new non-OEM battery off Amazon.

    The battery charges fine, and holds a charge. The quirk - now if I unplug the power cord while I'm using it, it reboots.

    Any ideas on making it not do that?
     
    indyattic, Aug 29, 2012
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  2. CaptainQwerty

    CaptainQwerty Guest

    Quick question, when you say reboot, you mean it restarts as in Windows shuts down correctly and restarts itself, or it just powers right off as if no charge then boots up on its own?

    CQ.
     
    CaptainQwerty, Aug 29, 2012
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  3. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Can you start the laptop on battery power alone?
     
    plodr, Aug 29, 2012
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