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Question posted by bnbrady on April 3rd, 2013

Battery Cuts In Even When Power Is Plugged In. Only Rebooting Stops This.

If i remove the battery then re start the computer then it will run off the mains power. Additionally the base of the computer gets hot.

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on April 3rd, 2013 7:49 AM

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The bottom of your Dell Inspiron 1370 laptop is hot because the battery may have a problem or started to worn out. Obviously, there is a problem with the battery which requires replacement before the other hardware parts of your computer get affected. YOu can buy a compatible battery from the following links.

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