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    M1330 - hot swappable batteries?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Schmitty, Jan 27, 2008.

  1. Schmitty

    Schmitty Notebook Consultant

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    I googled and searched these forums, but couldn't find any info on this...

    On my old 600m, if one of my batteries went dead, I could put the computer into stand-by, then take out the battery, and put the new one in, and then bring the computer out of sleep in about 5 second. This was due to a small, Li-ion batter underneath the main battery compartment that was able to supply enough power to keep the computer in standby, without any installed battery.

    Does anybody know if the M1330 is able to do this? Or would i have to shut down the computer? I sometimes have 6 hours of class in a row, and I always need to switch batteries in between.

    Thanks,

    -Schmitty
     
    Schmitty, Jan 27, 2008
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  2. XPS1330

    XPS1330 Notebook Deity

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    I would like to know if this is possible as well, and I would test it, but I only have a 6 cell.
     
    XPS1330, Jan 27, 2008
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  3. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    I don't have an XPS m1330, but I was reading through the manual of my 1420 and it states that this was possible, so I tested it by pulling out the battery in sleep mode and putting it back in. However, it didn't seem to work and it lost power completely.. =.=
     
    SmoothTofu, Jan 27, 2008
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  4. blackwestcoast

    blackwestcoast Notebook Enthusiast

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    It does Work- Confirmed by me I jjust tried now
     
    blackwestcoast, Jan 27, 2008
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  5. vengance_01

    vengance_01 Notebook Deity

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    put it in Hibernate.
     
    vengance_01, Jan 27, 2008
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  6. Schmitty

    Schmitty Notebook Consultant

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    Sweeet...that's good to know....thanks all! I didn't really want to try it as all of my school docs are on my computer and don't want to risk it.

    thanks!
     
    Schmitty, Jan 27, 2008
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  7. mia4l

    mia4l Notebook Evangelist

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    I also just tried it on the 1530 and it worked
     
    mia4l, Jan 27, 2008
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  8. NotebookYoozer

    NotebookYoozer Notebook Evangelist

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    you're kidding right?

    you can't test it?
     
    NotebookYoozer, Jan 27, 2008
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  9. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    Easy their buddy, no need to be a jerk.
     
    Matt is Pro, Jan 27, 2008
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