I am having issues with my inspiron 1525. It is just over a year old, but has had very light use, as mostly use my pc. The battery will not charge and display shows (plugged in, not charging).

Not charging means the battery is not being charged. Batteries only have a useful life of so long, then they die and will not take a charge so you have to replace them.

If the laptop works fine when the power cord is plugged in, then just replace the battery. if the laptop does not work on the power cord, then you need to either replace the power cord or look to see if the DC Jack where the power cord plugs into the laptop is broken or wiggles. When the DC Jack it bad the battery will not charge and eventually the laptop will not turn on if the power cord can't make the connection correctly.

Take an ink pen and push the tip inside the jack and see if the little pin wiggles, if so the jack is bad. You'll have to take the laptop apart to fix it. Most times it is soldered onto the motherboard, so you will have to desolder the old and solder a new one.

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This seems to be an battery issue. You can try to replace the battery

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If the charging LED is on but the battery is not charging then the battery may be worn out.
Ifthe laptop battery is more than 3 - 4 years old then the battery could be wornout. Rechargeable batteries have a finite number of charge and discharge cyclesand will lose their charge capacity over time, i.e. won't charge to 100% andgradually the charge reduces until the battery won't charge up atall. ORThe battery shows a 100% charge but when the adapter is disconnected thebattery drops off to zero capacity in a very short time. Ifthe battery drops to an unacceptable charge level then the battery needs to bereplaced.

As you say the system is 4 years old update the bios
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IMP. Be sure to plug in the battery and it should be charges above 10 % and the system should be connected to the mains power supply also ensure there will not be a power outage during the update process
this will resolve the issue 100 %
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Hi. Blinking orange light on battery indicator means it's charging. To make sure, point your mouse to the battery icon on the Taskbar located on the lower right-hand corner of your screen...near the system time and speaker icons. It should say plugged in, charging. If you see "plugged in, not charging, then you need to call Dell Phone Support for additional help.

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try removing the battery and turn on your laptop, then while laptop is on, slide in the battery.

Replace the battery. If it shows that your are on A/C power and the battery is not charging then replace the battery. It is not holding a charge.

Leaving your laptop plugged in all the time will kill a battery quickly. You need to let the battery get very low then charge it to keep the battery fresh.

get a ***** and lubricate it.! as you see a ***** without lubrication hurts so badly! ok so hope to hear from you

It sounds like the battery is not charging. How old is the battery? if its 2 to 3 years old you may want to replace it. You can usually find them on ebay.

The battery has most likely been "Over charged". Most rechargeable batteries can only be charged around 500-1000 times depending on the brand of your computer. I would recommend buying a new one.