Dell 600m won't charge or power up?

[waltherone]

Girlfriend's computer this morning I noticed only had 2% battery charge left, even though it was plugged in all night. She leaves the computer on 24/7 and plugged in to the wall socket at all times... has anyone seen this before?

I'm figuring it's one of 3 things, power cord, battery, or power supply inside the computer.

I REALLY don't have the money right now to just start buying parts and hoping they work, so any input on where to start?

 

[waltherone]

Nevermind.

For anyone who searches this topic in the future, it is the power cord. She swapped cords with a friend on my advice and it works fine now. Upon checking dell's site I see a lot of reviews for replacement cords talking about how often they go bad.

And that's the conclusion!