Blue and orange lights blinking when i plug in the charger, laptop won't charge, what do Aspire5

jordi_0xf

I have an Aspire 5 (i5 8th gen and nvidia mx130) i had this issue for a while now, when i play a game on high graphics or when i just keep working on it for too long it just stops charging and the blue and orange lights start blinking rapidly, i used to solve this by unplugging and repluging the charger but now the issue is persistent and i can't even charge it

What I tried and didn't work:
- Changing the power adapter/charger

- Resetting the battery with the battery reset pinhole, when i do this and plug in the charger no lights show up at all

The battery capacity is at 80%
PLEASE help me I spent so much money on the laptop and i need it to study. Thank you.

JackE

>>>The battery capacity is at 80%>>>

What do you mean by this? 80% of what? 80% of its original brand new capacity? If BOTH the blue power and orange charge LEDs start to blink, the battery's own internal charge controller is likely failing. If the controller is going bad, the battery would still have to be replaced anyway even if it was capable of holding a charge. Jack E/NJ