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    New Battery Charging...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by dL., Sep 21, 2006.

  1. dL.

    dL. Notebook Geek

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    My M1210 should arrive any minute now. I just want to ask, do I have to charge my battery for 24 hours for the first time, meaning leaving it plugged in to an A/C power source for 24 hours?

    I've never owned a laptop so bear with me on these noob questions at times.

    What should I be doing on my laptop at first? Checking out LCD screen manufacturer, uninstalling bloatware (I think I'll reformat in the future when Vista comes), what else? lol...

    Thanks for your attention!

    dL
     
    dL., Sep 21, 2006
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  2. schlepptop

    schlepptop Notebook Enthusiast

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    1 unpack,
    2 check for obvious breakages
    3 check for missing parts (including media)
    4 follow the instructions that should come with it

    and don't forget: enjoy your new rig and give us some feedback on what it's like!!! ;)
     
    schlepptop, Sep 21, 2006
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  3. dL.

    dL. Notebook Geek

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    What about the battery? :p Did you read my first sentence? :p

    dL
     
    dL., Sep 21, 2006
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  4. schlepptop

    schlepptop Notebook Enthusiast

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    if you just want to get going with your new system just take the battery out and fire the laptop up from the mains.

    you can always charge the battery over night or while you're at work etc. ...but i'm not sure if you still need to be this careful anymore with batteries

    i know that i couldn't stand having a new laptop delivered and then having to wait till the battery has charged
     
    schlepptop, Sep 21, 2006
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  5. dL.

    dL. Notebook Geek

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    True! but then I want to use it on my sofa and stuff man!!

    Does it really matter to charge 24 hours immediately? I mean I will probably charge overnight tonight but I want to play with this baby first lol...

    dL
     
    dL., Sep 21, 2006
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  6. the1

    the1 Notebook Consultant

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    i believe that charging new batteries for 24 hours is not necessary. the instruction manual will tell you everything, i checked the manual for my nc8430 and absolutely nowhere does it say to charge a battery for 24 hours or charging it before i use it
     
    the1, Sep 21, 2006
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  7. dL.

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    Alright I'll read all the instruction manuals first before firing it up. Maybe I should take pics first... argh I dunno... What do you Dell-fanboys want?

    dL
     
    dL., Sep 21, 2006
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  8. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    you don't have to do anything special with the battery. just plug it in and go.
     
    drumfu, Sep 21, 2006
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  9. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    it should be good to go out of the box with close to a full charge
     
    Iceman0124, Sep 21, 2006
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  10. dL.

    dL. Notebook Geek

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    Alright! Man I'm still waiting... getting impatient here :p

    dL
     
    dL., Sep 21, 2006
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  11. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    enjoy it, it wasnt available when I got my e1505, otherwise that would be my first choice, ultraportable with capeable graphics, cant beat it
     
    Iceman0124, Sep 21, 2006
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  12. dL.

    dL. Notebook Geek

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    My M1210 ARRIVED :D :D :D Ok I'm gonna play around with it... If you want pics, I'll post them up later.

    dL
     
    dL., Sep 21, 2006
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  13. schlepptop

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    tell us about your first impressions!! i still have to wait another 2 weeks for mine :(
     
    schlepptop, Sep 21, 2006
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  14. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    congrats on your new machine
     
    Iceman0124, Sep 21, 2006
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  15. hmmmmm

    hmmmmm Notebook Deity

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    you should do a burn in after you recieve your laptop

    ensures good quality
     
    hmmmmm, Sep 22, 2006
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