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Battery not identified???????
Hi,
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501.
Recently, when I switch it on it has been coming up with the following message:
"Warning: The battery cannot be identified. This system will be unable to charge the battery. Press any key to continue. Press 2 times to enter setup. Press and any key to enter boot menu"
The battery charges ok and the pc works alright too. How can I stop the message coming up? It is the same battery that was supplied with the PC.
Thanks alot
dgkpcon
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October 19th, 2007 17:00
Paul2158
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October 20th, 2007 16:00
sushama_b_s
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October 23rd, 2007 10:00
Paul2158
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October 23rd, 2007 15:00
saulcid
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November 25th, 2007 23:00
charrison100
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March 4th, 2008 11:00
I have a 1501 that is 16 months old and I get this message as well. The kicker is that the battery will charge, windows does see it and I still get a long charge life, about 75% of when new, out of it.
Is this just a sign that the battery is on it's way out?
Paul2158
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March 4th, 2008 18:00
I'm still having the same problem with the battery, but the Laptop is still working fine. I have the thing with the charging but mine goes to 98%. It still runs off the battery fine too.
I'd say it's nothing to worry about for the time being. It's not very good for Dell though that these batteries aren't lasting. Surely the life should be more than a year on them?
mescherla
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November 11th, 2008 08:00
My Inspiron 131L is also only 18 months old and it gets the same message. The battery only keeps its charge for about 1 hour now. Looks like it is a common problem. I saw that there was a Dell recall on batteries a couple years ago, but the Latitude 131L was not part of that recall. I agree that Dell should provide longer lasting batteries.