Graham Seaman wrote: > I'm running Debian on an old Dell Vostro 1520 - old and slow, but has been > working fine. Recently the PSU has stopped charging. It is genuinely empty; > if I power down and then try to boot with no power cable attached the laptop > is completely dead.
Maybe the CMOS battery empty? Try to measure the voltage, if you're eligible with this. If low and depending on price for replacement, I would give it a chance. https://www.parts-people.com/blog/2015/11/05/dell-inspiron-1520-cmos-battery-removal-installation/ Best regards, Klaus. -- Klaus Singvogel GnuPG-Key-ID: 1024R/5068792D 1994-06-27
