If it should work, like the most of Laptops I have do (I have read about that some few do not, but never had experienced such a case), this would mean that the problem is somewhere else as in the missing of a battery. I would appreciate an answer to this question before buying a new battery for that old piece of hardware I still find very usefull while traveling with light baggage. Thank you.
The laptop does not any signal at all whil dc charger is plugged in; no ligts at all, no sounds, nothing. Can this be due a different but solvable issue? Thanks again.
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