Battery timming problem on New Dell Studio 1555

Hi everyone,
I have bought brand new dell studio1555 yesterday. And i have found that it battery timming is only 2 and half hours, I am worried about it. Can anybody suggest what should i do?
What may be the problem? is there anything wrong on my side or it is battery issue. I have warranty card, and the shop from where i bought this they said that it has both domestic and international warranties. I can claim it here in pakistan also.
I was thinking that may be it s not problem with the battery but some settings that i have to make.

Looking for ur suggestions,

Thanks
Ali

 

I think you are getting the battery life expected (if you have the 6 cell battery). Are you switching the power options to 'Power saver'? That might net you another 30 minutes.

See this thread for expected battery life for your model:

See:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=380250


Cheers!

 

As tiller mentions, make sure you're in Power Saver mode, and turn down your display brightness as well. You may also want to consider undervolting. Though if you're talking about the 6 cell standard battery, there's only so much to be done.

 

Thanks to both of you for ur replies.
I am not sure about battery,whether it is is 6 cell or 9 cell. It is new one. How can i check 6 cell or 9 ??
Suppose if it is 6 cell? Then you think 2.5 hours for new laptop is normal, i don't need to worry ???

regards
Ali

 

If it sticks out, then it is a nine cell battery and you're getting too low times with it.

Did you check the thread I linked in my first post?

Good luck.