I bought a new dell charger and it's not being recognized.It's a PA-12 family charger and in the list is supposed to work with my 1501 Inspiron. Tried bios update.Microsoft ACPI is 6.0.6 already to.

You can buy another on

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Charger-Precision-Notebooks-Compatible/dp/B0031H6364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317090152&sr=8-1

you will need a genuine dell charger and look on your old one to see what pa it is if it says pa-12 then you need the same one again

Sounds like you need a new power adapter.

If you check the bottom of the laptop it will say For use with PA-12 or PA-10....sometimes PA-13. Check ebay for a NEW ORIGINAL charger, stay away from the knock-offs.

With the charger unplugger, look inside the plug end that you plug into the pc. On occaision, the center pin may be damaged or pushed into the plug itself. That small pin is what provides the laptop the power (wattage) info. Also if you know anyone else with Dell charger PA-10 or PA-12, try theirs. Good luck!

just throw the laptop in dustbin

should find out why the original charger stopped working in the first place... was it a faulty mother board really. anyway if the ratings on the charger you bought are for that laptop indeed, then it should power up the laptop minus the battery. ofcourse if you put in charger minus battery, dont expect it to show the charging led..just try to power it on
Regards

yes the pa10 and the pa12 is compatiblehttp://www.portablecomponentsforall.com/power-cord-pa10pa12-adapter-j2551-p-26533.html see

If a new DELL ac adapter (3rd party Adapters are not recognized and the charging circuit is disabled) and a new battery doesn't resolve then the charging circuit on the motherboard is bad

PA-13 Family

Model: PA-1131-02D

Part No: 9Y819

Input: 100-240 Volts AC at 2.5 Amps 50/60 Hz

Output: 19.5 V DC 6.7A 130 Watts

**this unit was only Compatibile with: Dell Inspirion 5150, 5160

Firstly, you should try to use correct sentence structure.

Secondly, as long as it's a pa-10 or pa-12 for the d600 you should be fine. the chargers are not specific to each laptop, rather they are more specific to the dell product family(the type of power connectors on each).