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    recently repaired XPS 1530 wont boot off battery

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ry6uf, Jan 14, 2009.

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    ry6uf Notebook Enthusiast

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    Dell replaced my XPS 1530 motherboard and heat sink last week. After I received the repaired notebook, I tried booting it off battery, it will boot, but will shutdown once the heatsink fan kicks in on a high rpm. I had to boot it using the AC adapter and once it is booted and the fan speed stabilises in a low rpm, I am able to run it on the battery.

    Is this a problem due to "aged" battery? My XPS is a refurbished one. Everest Ultimate edition shows a battery wear level of 11%.

    Not sure if this might be related, when they replaced the mobo, they upgraded from a 128Mb 8400M to 256Mb 8600M video card. Could this result in a higher power draw?

    Any pointers on this would be of a great help. Thanks

    - Raj
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    XPS 1530, T5750, 8600M, 120GB 7200rpm, 4GB RAM.
     
    ry6uf, Jan 14, 2009
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