F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Notebooks Why isn't my laptop charging?

Why isn't my laptop charging?

Why isn't my laptop charging?

F
FearCZ__Ever
Member
56
10-17-2026, 05:20 AM
#1
I own a Dell XPS L502X and my battery won't charge at all. I'm pretty sure it's broken in the motherboard now because the exact same 130-watt power cord from a Dell Latitude E6230 charges my Latitudes but not my XPS. Even though I've swapped out different batteries inside my XPS, none of them work. I even replaced the power jack myself and that didn't fix it either. The only thing I can think about doing right now is checking if the battery cables on the motherboard are okay. Can you show me how to check those connectors? Or is there another part I should be looking at first?
F
FearCZ__Ever
10-17-2026, 05:20 AM #1

I own a Dell XPS L502X and my battery won't charge at all. I'm pretty sure it's broken in the motherboard now because the exact same 130-watt power cord from a Dell Latitude E6230 charges my Latitudes but not my XPS. Even though I've swapped out different batteries inside my XPS, none of them work. I even replaced the power jack myself and that didn't fix it either. The only thing I can think about doing right now is checking if the battery cables on the motherboard are okay. Can you show me how to check those connectors? Or is there another part I should be looking at first?

I
iPsYk0
Junior Member
22
10-24-2026, 07:39 AM
#2
Here is how the text looks with simpler words:

You should check if your XPS View really needs the 130W power adapter because the new part, E6230, only comes with a 65Watt one. Are you sure that your battery has been working for 130W?
I
iPsYk0
10-24-2026, 07:39 AM #2

Here is how the text looks with simpler words:

You should check if your XPS View really needs the 130W power adapter because the new part, E6230, only comes with a 65Watt one. Are you sure that your battery has been working for 130W?