Hi Im having the same issue with my PS vita I just purchased used unfortunately his son put the device on the dash face down and I believe it killed the battery hopefully thats all. When I plug into my laptop the orange charge light does comes on but doesn't go off at all. Im going to replace the battery pretty simple to do just want to be sure its the battery is it possible to boot up the system with the wall plug unit. I did take it apart and unplugged the battery from it and put power too and the orange light started flashing on and off but didn't boot up. Is this unit repairable or should I just keep it for parts at this point and not sink any more money into it. If anyone has more information or ideas to bring it back to life please email me or respond below I would appreciate any help you could offer.