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    Inspiron 1525 and battery mode

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by RickyIt, Aug 27, 2008.

  1. RickyIt

    RickyIt Notebook Geek

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    Hi guys :)
    My girlfriend has a brand new Inspiron 1525 with T5850 2,16 GHz, 2 GB DDR666, 160 GB 7200 hard disk, 1440x900 panel and Vista Ultimate SP1 updated.
    When she uses the laptop in battery mode she has a very short autonomy: just one hour and 20 minutes.
    The panel brightness isn't the maximum and Vista is setted in "Energy savings" mode.
    Is it normal??



    When I formatted and I installed Vista Ultimate SP1 I didn't install three sw:

    1) Dell Recommended Vista Power Management Settings

    I read in the release note that it's unnecessary for laptops produced after October 2007...

    2) Dell Notebook System Software

    3) Dell Support Center

    Did I do a mistake?
    May the battery be defective?


    Thanks :)
     
    RickyIt, Aug 27, 2008
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  2. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    i think it s the battery-you can ask for replacement
     
    Xirurg, Aug 27, 2008
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  3. phy

    phy Notebook Consultant

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    i dont think that applies when you reformat your computer. i think it means dell bundled it with the computers sold after oct 2007

    you should install... my battery life seems good using dell's settings
     
    phy, Aug 27, 2008
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  4. RickyIt

    RickyIt Notebook Geek

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    U are right :)
     
    RickyIt, Aug 27, 2008
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  5. steb

    steb Notebook Geek

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    sounds like she took the 4-cell battery instead of the standard 6-cell.
     
    steb, Aug 27, 2008
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  6. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    Check to see if it has a 4 or 6 cell battery. I'd also throw on notebook hardware control (the dell version) and see how many watts it is drawing on the battery. I can see 3-4 hours on a laptop drawing around 12 watts.
     
    millermagic, Aug 27, 2008
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  7. ryank82

    ryank82 Notebook Guru

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    I have a 1525. I also did a erase and install of Vista Ultimate x64. I didn't install any of dells battery software etc.. I still get really good battery life. 2-3hrs no problem. I get even more with brightness down and battery set to "Power saver" in Vista.
     
    ryank82, Aug 27, 2008
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