I have a Gateway MX6426 Notebook. I recently bought a new battery and power cord for it.When I got the battery and installed it,the pc came on just fine for about 10 minutes then shut down.When I tried to reboot,I get 4 red blinking lights from front indicator.The pc doesnt try to boot up,no fan noises...nothing.Could the battery be defective?
elplrp 0 Newbie Poster
finito 46 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
Hmm, Stupid question but did you charge the battery to full?
elplrp 0 Newbie Poster
I charged ot for 12 hours
finito 46 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
Try booting without battery and only the charger.
elplrp 0 Newbie Poster
No lights or anything...like its dead....possible motherboard issue?
elplrp 0 Newbie Poster
The new charger has led light on it....but not sure if its charging or not...when charging,should battery get somewhat warm?
finito 46 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
Battery can get warm that is normal.
Did you get the original battery is it the correct specification?
elplrp 0 Newbie Poster
Found out the issue.I tested the battery and power cord with meter...issue was with the power jack.I noticed while wiggling the power cord the laptop powered on.So I resolved the issue.Thank you for your help tho.
finito 46 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
Grats please mark as solved thanks.
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