Dear all.
I have been using a DELL inspiron E1505(6400) since Aug 06. I use Ubuntu.
I usually drain my battery once in 3 weeks/a month. the same way, I
let my battery drain and slept off on friday (21/3). On saturday I
noticed that the battery now has 0% charge. and It doesnt get charged
after that.
1. I use a 65 W adapter, tried using a 90W adapter. -> No result.
2. The terminals of the battery are at 12.88 V DC, when the AC power
is switched on, I didnt check the current flow though. I.E. the
battery starts to charge but the charging happens only for a about
20-30 seconds. and after that it stops.


any ideas of what I need to before I go in for a new battery would be
very helpful.
thanks in advance.
-santhana.