Does the Laptop work if you use the ac adapter only

Is it an Inspiron? If so what model # is it.

The laptop works great with the battery, just getting weak and need a new one. It is an Inspiron e1705.

He asked if it worked without the battery and only on a/c power

Sorry I didn't read the thread properly. Yes it does work fine with the ac adapter. I just want a new battery because the old one won't hold a charge for more than a few minutes. I need the laptop to be mobile. Battery I ordered was not a Dell brand, it was a replacemenbt for the Dell brand. It fits perfectly but the laptop does not recognize it and won't charge. I just don't know why my laptop will not recognize any battery but Dell brand. Does anyone know why and what I can do to use this battery in my laptop?

I'm sorry I posted this yesterday but it never posted as a result of wild Blue connection,

I think you need to call Dell or contact them. There are so many complaints on this, and so many claimed fixes or ideas like flashing the BIOS, replacing the adapter or trying yet another battery because the one you have may be defective.

Inspiron e1705 will not recognize battery That's what I goggled in bold to attempt to find a solution, I didn't see one.

Zep, thanks for all your info. The Dell brand battery is very expensive and I was hoping to spend less money.

I know but there seems to be so many users complaining about " will not recognize battery" issue, but I'm not sure if every case is in fact a non Dell battery issue. I just think if you purchase a Dell battery you would have a better leg to stand on if in fact you still had the issue with a new Dell battery and it could be possible, you know in case you had to call Dell. Right know if you call Dell there going to tell you that you're using the wrong battery. I would not doubt if there is a circuit on the mother board that detects the dell battery only and forces the user to buy Dell battery only----It's a guess...

I searched it.. the AC adapter cord seemed to be the prob em on most. Apparently if the cord is damaged the new battery to charge pulls more current from adapter and the bios thinks its the wrong battery if cord is damaged or ac adapter has some kind of fault.

Wires in that cord are tiny so easy to squish one stepping on it which might be the problem.. Straighten or round out any of the flat spots or kinks in the cord with your fingers maybe ??? I had something once on my Toshiba that playing with the adapter cord fixed it.... I try to avoid stepping on that cord ever since & no problems.