N200 Not Charging - Not battery or charger...

My ex's 3000 N200 (0769-BMG) has stopped charging its battery. Thankfully (I think) I have an almost identical model so have been able to test her charger and battery both of which are fine.
I charged up her battery to 100% on my laptop & put it back in her system. With the laptop still off the charge light remains green for a minute or so and then starts flashing orange.
When started up and in Windows (XP), it recognises that it's on AC power but the battery life % starts to drop so the adapter is obviously not able to support the laptop by itself. To prove this I removed the battery and the laptop turned itself off immediately.
So I'm guessing therefore that this is a motherboard problem, but more specifically just the charging circuit . It's only 5 months outside it's year warranty so I'm highly disappointed, and very concerned seeing as I've got one myself!
Have I any options other than returning it to a Lenovo Authorised Service Centre? I've replaced motherboards on other manufacturers laptops but can't find a UK supplier for a replacement Lenovo motherboard.
Any help gratefully received.
Bob

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It appears that you have a power issue with the notebook in relation to the battery. I will try to help you with this.
Based on the troubleshooting you've tried, the issue appears to be hardware related. Something internal related to the AC power socket and the battery.
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