20 Most Recent Dell Latitude D520 Battery PC Notebook Questions & Answers

You use the gpedit.msc command in the run box if your OS supports this command. (Your lower end OS will not have it - usually the pro versions, etc.) Check it out further on google. Just be careful.

The green lights close to the Power button on your Dell Latitude D520 relates to the numeric keypad, wireless devices, uppercase letter function, Bluetooth (if available) and scroll lock function, in this order, from left to right.Please check it at the laptop's user guide, pages 3 and 4, that can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_latitude_laptop/latitude-d520_user's%20guide_en-us.pdfHope this help!Regards,Miguel L. Martins

sounds like it telling you the cmos battery is running out. You have all batteries removed and no power to the laptop? Then the only other thing providing power is the cmos battery.

Do you have the Restoration/Restore Disk?If so pop it in the optical drive (CD/DVD drive), and when asked choose Repair.(Non-Destructive Installation)Post back in a Comment.Regards,joecoolvette

Download a new safemode for dell. my safemode wouldn't work too.

It's possibly your charger is broken, if you have already replaced your charger then it's possible that the chip that controls the charger is broken, if this isn't the case your motherboard is sadly fried and will need to be replaced, which can be expensive or cheap depending on if you're doing it, or if you're paying someone to do it.Another thing could be the LED is just busted if it turns on and charges.

Did you purchase a bluetooth module when you originally configured thecomputer? Have you added a bluetooth module since receiving thecomputer?If you answered no to both of those questions, you can't enablebluetooth. It requires a separate radio, and if that radio isn'tpresent in the computer, it will need to be added in order to enablebluetooth connectivity.you can download the link below for solutionhttp://drivers.softpedia.com/get/FIRMWARE/Others/Dell-Latitude-D520-Wireless-350-Bluetooth-Internal-Module-Firmware-A00.shtmlSay "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in the post that helped you.Please click "YES" in solution that solves your problem as "was this helpful?"

Here ya go:

http://www.fixya.com/support/r3743571-long_will_battery_in_portable_computer

Hi there!

Your laptop is working with just the battery but not with the main power. This issue you have here is usually caused by a motherboard problem but have you tried to remove the battery then try to turn on computer? If it works then you might just need a BIOS update for the computer of not then there's a high chance that the motherboard your using is having a problem using the main source.

Hope this helps!

You can download the audio and device drivers from Dell WEB site,the support download page. Make sure you select your model desktop or laptop,better still, type in the Service Tag number, it is printed on the label on thebottom of the laptop and on the back or sides of a desktop. (If the Service Taglabel is missing then go into the BIOS setting and on one of the BIOS pages,the Service Tag number will be displayed). This will open the page where thespecific drivers for your model computer are located. Also make sure you selectthe Windows of the drivers for your Windows operating system. Click on thislink to download the drivers: - http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen

If the battery and AC adapter work fine on a different D520 then you have an issue with the charging circuit on the motherboard. Could also be the DC adapter jack soldered to the motherboard.

Make sure that you are using the correct AC Adapter. Dell usually supplies two different ones. They look very much the same. The difference is the amps. One is meant to be used in their port replicator. Look in the BIOS and make sure you have the setting correct for charging the unit.

what type of browser are you using?

Right-mouse click anywhere on your "desktop wallpaper".
Click Properties.
Did your friend change a "theme", via the 'Theme' tab?
Did your friend change something via the 'Appearance' tab?
Did your friend change the 'Settings' (down to 4 or 16 colors) ?

If you connect an external monitor to the VGA-output port,
do you get the same colours, or do you get "proper" colours?
If you get "proper" colours, it could be that your internal LCD screen is damaged.

If all else fails,
click Start
Click All Programs
Click Accessories
Click System Tools
Click System Restore

Select a "restore point" one or two days ago, before your friend touched your computer, and "restore" your computer to that date/time.

This is an older system. The battery may have died completely, or your internal connectors to it may have degraded.

-Jon

check bios if fdd is detected.
tried any other fd.
replace floppy disk drive.

wait? is this disk drive like floppy or the HDD?