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    XPS latop battery issue

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jipjoe, Jan 19, 2008.

  1. jipjoe

    jipjoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    Interesting as my other two Dell batteries are at a point where they only lasted 30 minutes. Nothing I could do to revive them. I purchased another batteyr-new and now according to the battery meter in Windows it only last 45 minutes until a battery warning at 2% but it will go 20 minutes more while still at 2%. How can I reset the battery meter time to be accurate?
     
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Are you stilll under warranty? Now ay the battery is supposed to last that short.
     
    SmoothTofu, Jan 19, 2008
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    jipjoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    First two batteries had a lot of time on them and warranty expired. Even when new with everything on max the laptop only last 1 hour on a charge with the 9 cell.
    So this new battery is holding the capacity as it should but again the battery meter is way off. Show critical battery warning at 2% for 25 minutes.
    Looking for feedback on hoe to get the battery and laptop to show the same usage.
     
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    Proteous Notebook Enthusiast

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    yea I have the 9 cell too and battery life seems to suck on this compared to my Latitude D800. What kind of life are most other 1530 users getting?
     
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  5. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    I would ask for a replacement battery. There has to be something wrong, even a 6-cell should give you a good 2 hours of battery on max performance.
     
    SmoothTofu, Jan 20, 2008
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    jipjoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    No way, 2 hours on a 9cell with everything at the lowest is more like it. Again, both of my original batteries have already been replaced by Dell and none of them ever went further than 1.5 hours at max. The laptop pulls a lot of juice as witnessed by it's 130w power supply

    Again, stick to the subject line please. I am not asking about the battery life I am asking about the battery meter accuracy.
    thanks
     
    jipjoe, Jan 20, 2008
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    Iintraxz Notebook Guru

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    I get more than 3 hours out of my 6cell when my m1530 is on minimum
     
    Iintraxz, Jan 20, 2008
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  8. jipjoe

    jipjoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    So what! I get more than 50 hours on my calculator.
    If you cannot answer the question or stay on topic do everyone an favor and start your own thread.
    Stay on TOPIC
     
    jipjoe, Jan 20, 2008
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