Problem with Laptop

[m_cochran]

Trying to figure out what is wrong with my mom's laptop, with the battery plugged in and the AC plug in it flashes an orange light on the front for the battery indicator. With the battery removed and the AC plug in it does nothing, same thing if it is just on battery.

It is an Acer Aspire 5100.

I have been searching Google with no luck so far, will continue to do so, any help would be appreciated.

 

[heatlesssun]

So is the battery charging properly?

 

[m_cochran]

No, the battery does not charge at all.

 

[heatlesssun]

Sounds like a bad battery, how old is it?

 

[m_cochran]

Sounds like a bad battery, how old is it?

5+ years. I figured the battery was bad, but can't understand why it would cause it to not boot on AC power only.

 

[MnR]

Hi,

Some of the older laptops need the battery in place to boot.

MnR