Battery wont charge and getting error 0148

Sorry, the error code indicates IDE ERROR: status which means that your CD drive is bad or the circuit which controls it (the motherboard).

if it is the original stuff used...and nothing is changed..then try to install the battery driver so that it will be able to recognize the charger ..o r...you will have to get a new battery cause this one might be dead!..(you may take in counting a bad contact ...but if the battery works by itself when it does charge...it means that its not a contact problem ..but just a new battery needed...)

Hi. Download the latest BIOS from www.support.dell.com and follow the instructions carefully. If the system still doesn't charge the battery, it's either you have a dead battery or the motherboard needs replacement.

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Dell systems will not charge the battery without a Dell Branded AC adapter connected to the system (The BIOS looks for the adapter ID and disables the battery charger if not ID'd)
It appears, that since the system will not power on with either AC adapter, that there is a problem with the power connection of the system. You can replace the power board
http://cgi.ebay.com/DeLL-Inspiron-1525-1526-Power-Jack-Board-48-4W006-011_W0QQitemZ380212346664QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotherboards?hash=item58866bff28#ht_953wt_1165
if that fails to resolve next is the motherboard
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=dell+inspiron+1525+motherboard&_sacat=0&_dmpt=Laptop_Adapters_Chargers&_odkw=dell+inspiron+1525+charger+board&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1311

At this point, you need to get your info backed up and then reinstall the operating system of your choice.

Hi,


If possible could you check output voltage of the charger with a multimeter? If you can get output voltage, then might be something wrong with laptop battery charging circuit. Contact Laptop Repairing Engineer.



Regards;
Hassan

Usually this happens when the vista boot loader fails. During boot up, keep tapping F8 and then select Disable Automatic Restart... and get the stop error code which usually starts with 0x

Make sure you fixed the HDD properly..In some cases you need to push a little harder. See if any pins had been bent, if so straighten it, without breaking it.

Hi there.
0146 error is DST Log contains previous error(s).
0148 error is IDE ERROR: status (x) (s)

This could be a problem with the BIOS, restart the PC and hit F2 as it starts up, this will take you into the bios, reset the bios to default setting, press F10, save and exit the bios, the PC will restart so perform another check and see if the same error code return.

Good luck

Looks to me like the battery is bad, try another battery if you can and see if the laptop charges it. If it does then the battery is bad, if it doesn't then its something with the motherboard.