Inspiron 1545 battery help

Question

Hi

Last week I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop at Carrefour supermarket in Spain. The laptop is brand new however it was an ex display model and came without a battery. I therefore ordered a Dell battery online (not from the Dell site) which was supposed to be original and for the 1545.

On the battery it says:

Dell Battery Module

Type: GW240

Rating 14.8V

Capacity 28Wh

However when I insert the battery I get the following warning message

“WARNING: The battery is non recommended battery.
The system will be unable to charge this battery”.

It gives me the option of pressing F1 to continue which when I do so and get to windows I get the following message:

“The model number of the primary battery is non-recommended. The battery cannot provide sufficient power to run the system on battery mode. Please insert a Dell 56wh battery or higher for best system operation”

I therefore have been in contact with the supplier of the battery and he confirms that it is an original Dell battery, however is asking me the following question

What are the volts and capacity of the battery that came with the laptop?

As I have not got the original battery I would be grateful if someone with an original battery, could kindly supply me with this information. I can then reply to the seller and hopefully get a refund, so that I can purchase one from the Dell website which is what I should have done in the first place.

Thanks in advance

Rob

ronss · Answer

looks like the wrong battery..from what info i gather...you need a 11.1 v battery-

http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/StaplesProductDisplay?&storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&partNumber=822776&cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Shopping-_-Technology%253EBatteries-_-822776-LBD1525

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/category.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&category_id=2999&mfgpid=200184&chassisid=-1

Rob_1545 · Answer

Thanks for your reply I am getting really confused now. I have been on Dells UK website and they are selling 2 batteries for the Inspiron 1545. They don´t seem to have the 6 cell like the ones you have pointed out in the above links

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/category.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&mfgpid=1935928&category_id=5438&~ck=bt

One is a 9 cell the other a 4 cell. The thing that is confusing me is that the 4 cell says it has a capacity of 28wh. However the error message I get in windows with the non-recommended battery is. “Please insert a Dell 56wh battery or higher for best system operation”

Does this mean the 4 cell battery has insufficient capacity or am I totally getting it wrong?

Rob

kirkd · Answer

You want the 9 cell; it should be an RU-583. The 4 cell units are usually for the netbook series.

ronss · Answer

batteries for 1545 http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/category.aspx?c=us&category_id=7051&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&mfgpid=200183&chassisid=8666

PBS_at_LB · Answer

I had the identical issue/message re this message during POST of a DELL 1545:

"WARNING: The battery is non-recommended battery. The system will be unable to charge the battery."

I'm very familiar with everything about DELL 1545 (LOL) but I was not aware that there are 2 different voltage levels available. Replacing the 14.8 V one with a 11.1 v unit solved the issue. Ironically the DELL POST message is telling you exactly what the problem is! I have not tried this but I assume that if you went to the DELL website using the Service Tag (bottom of the unit) there would be reference to the battery voltage level/model number.

FYI: this motherboard has a non standard heat sink as well - it is much longer than the norm, perhaps they're related.

Rgds to all

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