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    how can i know?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by avillabon, Sep 17, 2007.

  1. avillabon

    avillabon Notebook Evangelist

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    i received my hp dv9500 today and everything s fine and working great. I have a question though.. how can i know if i received the right battery? I ordered a "High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery " which i heard was a little bigger than the standard one. How can i know i got the right one? the reason i ask is because it does not seem to last as long as it should and the size seems like a standard one. Help me out here, maybe a picture would help. Thanks!

    Alex
     
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    you can tell by the MaH of the battery
    the 8 cell high capacity is the same size as the normal 8 cell
     
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  3. avillabon

    avillabon Notebook Evangelist

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    what is the MaH?
     
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    check this link for more info:
    link

    the mah should be written on the battery label
     
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    avillabon Notebook Evangelist

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    ok thanks v3loc1ty2.0 ill go ahead and check and post the mah...

    Alex
     
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    avillabon Notebook Evangelist

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    hmm no signs of "mah".. this is what i found: 14.4v and 73 mw... any ideas?

    Alex
     
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    avillabon I recommend you to be carefull with the battery plan you use when on battery. I only get the 2:55 hrs time that the 8 cell high capacity recommend when using the Power Save option. I also did some modifcations to the battery plan settings to make sure my battery las longer.
     
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    avillabon Notebook Evangelist

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    hey DutyHunter, i checked the link but it does not provide any specific information about this... there MUST be a way of finding out..

    thanks for the tips though

    Alex
     
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    avillabon Notebook Evangelist

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    anyone? please help me out so i can be sure i received the right battery.

    Alex
     
    avillabon, Sep 18, 2007
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    How about looking up the part number at the HP web-site?
     
    mystery905, Sep 18, 2007
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    One indication that you have the high-capacity battery: go the the HP web site, search for "HP Parts Store" in the search box (I don't know why HP makes this so hard to find), click on the RHS link to "HP Parts Store-HP Computer Parts...", keep drilling down the pages until you narrow in on the dv9500t (US, Notebooks & Tablet PCs, etc) and then bookmark that page for the next time OR just enter your battery sticker part number (I think it should be 434674-001) when the first "Search by part number" option is available. Sometimes the part description that shows up is "SPS-BATTERY 8C 2.55AH" (which is consistent with the high-capacity version--the regular version is 2.2AHr) and sometimes the part description is "Battery pack (high capacity) - 8-cell lithium-ion (Li-ion), 2.55Ah, 73Wh" -- the "73Wh" is also likely printed on the back of your battery.
     
    JohnS, Sep 18, 2007
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