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XPS 13 9370 won't charge to 100%
Just XPS 13 just recently started to exhibit this strange charging behaviour where it fails to charge to 100%.
It gets to 99%, then says "Charging - 4 minutes left" and just stays there forever, and the charging light is continually on.
Things I've tried:
- Draining it and recharging it
- All of the different power modes in the BIOS and in the Power Manager tool, including ensuring there's no min/max limits set
- Charging it when it's off
- Checking the battery %age in the BIOS to ensure it's not a Windows problem
I have all the latest DELL and Windows updates.
My workaround is to set a max charge of 99%, but it's not ideal as I'd like to use the other power modes besides just the "custom" one.
Anyone experienced this or suggest another solution I haven't tried yet?
Thanks a lot!
Mary G
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June 7th, 2019 07:00
This is not really a problem. Batteries do not need to be charged to 100%. As long as it charges to 80% or higher it's ok. In fact preserving battery life recommends charging to 80%. BTW never drain lithium battery to zero. That is old timey practice for the original old style batteries. Lithium ones do not require that. See article--
https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-tips-for-extending-lithium-ion-battery-life/
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April 20th, 2021 14:00
Not a good answer. Dell is designed to stop charging when 100% is achieved. At 99% it will continue to charge, thus damaging the battery.