So my Vaio laptop battery (model number PCG-71318L) went dead not too long ago. I have been running my laptop on the AC cord for some time now due to the high price of the replacement batteries. I finally found one at a decent price on Amazon and I plugged it into the the laptop as soon as I got it. The computer read the battery, it came up with a prompt saying that the battery was in excellent condition, so my thoughts are that the battery is ok, it is just my laptop. The orange light on the front of the computer is blinking continuously, which I know is the light for the battery, in the taskbar the battery symbol comes up as a red circle with a white X in it next to the battery icon and when I scroll over the icon, it says "0% remaining"
Now I am stuck with not knowing what to do. How can I get my computer to read the new battery and charge it? Please Help!