Dell Inspirion Laptop - Battery Issue/Query

[Haybails1980]

I was using my Dell Inspiron laptop off the battery on Saturday. I left the room and when I came back to the computer it had run out of charge. When I plugged in the charger and turned it back on, the screen was black and showed a message saying "the battery cannot be detected, press any key to continue".

There are also a couple of "PF" key functions available (which I can't remember at the moment as I'm at work without access to my laptop).

Anyone got any ideas how to solve this so that the screen no longer appears?

 

[oska]

Not meaning to state the obvious but is the battery connected properly? I had the same problem the other week and when I turned it over one side was not connected. My son had knocked it and one of the 2 clips had moved.

 

[Haybails1980]

I've checked that the battery is connected properly and all appears fine. Going to fit a mate's Dell Inspiron battery to see if his battery is recogised to see if there is a fault with the battery.