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    XPS 1530 battery drains while not plugged in

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by phatpatt, Oct 21, 2009.

  1. phatpatt

    phatpatt Notebook Guru

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    Can someone help me figure out why my battery drains while my laptop is turned off and not plugged in? It started just a few days ago and I can't figure out why it would do this. Nothing else seems to be wrong with my laptop. Thank you in advance!
     
    phatpatt, Oct 21, 2009
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  2. lgsshedden

    lgsshedden Notebook Consultant

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    check the bios and run Dell's diagnostic utility: it will confirm if the system is seeing and re-charging the battery properly i.e. is is a battery issue or a motherboard issue
     
    lgsshedden, Oct 21, 2009
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    neilmcl Notebook Consultant

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    Are you sure it's fully switched off and not in standby.
     
    neilmcl, Oct 22, 2009
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    phatpatt Notebook Guru

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    yes i am sure - i turn it off completely. i am going to try and research what bios is and what to do about that - i'm not completely inept with computers but they are definitely not my forte - thanks for the comments or any other suggestions!
     
    phatpatt, Oct 22, 2009
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