You do not always have to go to a technician if your laptop is not charging. There are a few simple steps you can follow in order to find the cause. Depending on the cause of the issue, you can go about finding a solution. Here are a few pointers on what you can do if your laptop fails to charge. First, you need to know if this is caused due to a faulty power adapter or a faulty battery.

You can try the following:

1. Let us suppose that your laptop has turned off due to drained battery. Look for a spare power adapter, or borrow one. Make sure that it is in good working condition. Connect it to your laptop and check if your laptop is charging. If your laptop is still not charging, then try re-seating the battery, because there might be a possibility that the battery is loosely seated. But before doing so, make sure that you remove the power adapter connected to the laptop, press and hold the power button of your laptop for 10 seconds. This is to drain the laptop charge completely. Now, charge the laptop again. If it is still not charging, then you can be sure that the battery is faulty.

2. Suppose your laptop works fine after using the spare power adapter and the battery is able to retain charge, then it could be possible that your power adapter is faulty. Again, check for any loose connections in the power adapter. If it still fails to charge your laptop, then you can be sure that the power adapter is faulty. Depending on what part is faulty, you can buy a replacement and get your laptop working again. Before you buy a new part, check the specifications of the faulty part and buy a new one with the same specifications.