Date: 10/28/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: no keywords

My laptop shuts off after being turned on for only 10 seconds. 

And this is despite it being plugged-in.

I think it might be a bad battery (it can't be low because it's been plugged-in and technically in "charge-mode" for over 20 hours), but if it's plugged-in to an outlet, the state of the battery shouldn't matter, correct?

Or do I just need a new laptop battery to fix this "shutting-off" issue? What else could it be?

I have an old/renovated Dell laptop that only cost me $280, and I have no idea how old the battery is, for the record.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/831888.html