Flashing orange battery light

Where did you purchase the battery?

If not from Dell, it could be a used battery that has been "reconditioned" and is probably no good.

Run the battery down and not how long it runs before completely discharged.

You (should) have a Lithium Ion battery, which does not need to be recharged multiple times to achieve full charge. This was true for Nickel-Cadmium batterys and to a lesser extent Nickel-Metal Hydride.

Ya I have the same problem, only mine seemed to come out of nowhere. I think it may have something to do with the fact that I literally timed my battery life on my b120 and it lasts for exactly 6 seconds at 100% charge before it dies. I have it plugged in 24/7 and now the battery light blinks orange. my battery is the original dell battery that it came with so I don't know what could be causing this.

I too have experienced the same issue after installing a new battery (purchased off e-bay from battery monster).

the charge seems to hold, but then the computer shuts off completely without warning once the power gets low.

any thoughts?

I just joined this forum for this same problem. The only thing is, my battery is still the one that came with my Dell Inspiron 9400, I have it for a few yrs, but it just started doing the flashing thing yesterday. My power meter reads 100% but as soon as I unplug my computer, poof it turned off. And then when I reboot I get the safety window wanting me to start back up in safe mode.

Is this something I can just ignore except for the flashing light, or do I have a problem that I have to get taken care of?

Flashing Yellow means the battery is not going to charge anymore.  Its toast.

Thanks...I guess....thats what I was afraid of.

My Inspiron 4000 is flashing 4 amber and one green. Otherwise it is working fine, battery lasts about an hour and the light flashes whether its on mains or battery. Why don't Dell publish the cause of these 'messages'?

My M90 is flashing four amber, one green as well. It is the original battery and is almost two years old. The LEDs on the battery do nothing. The battery meter says the battery is performing normally and is charging. If I unplug it from AC, it shuts off instantly. Is my battery toast or is it something else? I haven't found anything definitive in the help section. How can I determine if it is the battery or the charger?

Try your charger and battery individually in another laptop. If both are OK, you probably have a system board DC power socket problem.

Check the battery - when it fails to power the notebook, is there any charge left in it (there should be a charge meter on the battery).  If not, and there is no sign of other trouble - such as a failure to recognize the AC adapter, replace the battery.  At two years old it's time for a new one.

I have a similar problem. I have an inspiron 1521 and the battery Led light on my laptop started blinking orange, but not continuous. It is blue for a few seconds then flashes orange several times then goes back to blue. The Led lights on the battery show all green when I check the battery. The monitor shows 85% available and charging. When I disconnect the power cord my laptop shuts off immediately. I don't have an addional battery or laptop to test. Is this possibly a battery problem or something else? I'm not sure what to do. Don't want to buy another battery if that's not what the problem is. This is the original battery and I've had my laptop for about 1 1/2 yrs.

Any ideas?

If you know the battery has a charge and the system shuts down when unplugged, the mainboard is faulty.

Thank you.  Is this something major to repair? This just started doing it all of a sudden.

It's expensive enough ($400-500) to replace that on a budget model like this one, a replacement system may be a better idea.