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December 2nd, 2018 21:00

Battery Not Charging to 100%

Hello,

I recently bought my Dell Inspiron 7373 2-in1 .

But the laptop never charges to 100%. It gets stranded at 99% indicating 1 min to full charge,  but never becomes 100% .

I tried updating my BIOS with the latest version, but didn't work.

When I checked my power management plan in command prompt, they showed Dell power management plan as the current plan. Is it because of this plan settings or is it my battery's problem ?

any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

 

  • Jesse L (retired)

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    Posted January 31st, 2020 09:00

    Teetertotter,
     
    Possible update resolved the battery issue.
     
     

     

    Jesse L (retired)

  • Dell-SreejithR

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    Posted December 3rd, 2018 11:00

     

    Thank you for your message. I will be glad to assist you with this.

     

    Please change the power management plan to standard & check if the issue resolves.

     

    Once the battery is fully charged (99%), restart the computer & enter BIOS screen & check the status of the battery & AC adapter.

     

    In the BIOS screen click on power management – Primary battery configuration – Enable standard mode & check the custom charge stop range.

     

    For my reference, please click on the message tab next to your avatar– click “New Message” & search for my Dell username (Dell-Sreejith R) & send a private message with the service tag, registered name & email address.

     

    What is a Dell Service Tag and how do I locate it?

     

     

     

  • DeathNet

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    Posted January 26th, 2020 07:00

    I am having same issue I changed the plan to balanced from control panel But still nothing. But my laptop is Dell G3 3590 and I just bought it
  • lazylord

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    Posted January 26th, 2020 08:00

    I also face the same problem with my Inspiron sometimes. Actually, when it charges to 100%, I turn off the charger and the next thing I notice is that the battery is less than 100% charged. 

     

  • LSUFAN51

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    Posted January 26th, 2020 08:00

    Hi DealthNet

    Try changing the battery settings in the Dell Power Manager application to Standard. First, install the latest Chipset drivers and Dell Power Manager Services from your Dell Product Support page. You could do this step by entering service tag number (or select Detect PC option) onto link below.

    Support | Dell US

    https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04

    After installing latest drivers onto computer, right click battery icon (or type Dell Power Manager onto search box) and then select Dell Power Manager to launch the application. Please click on the link below to view additional information that might be helpful to you.

    Guide to Dell Power Manager

    https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln318026/guide-to-dell-power-manager?lang=en#Battery_Settings

    Edit Article:

    Standard - Fully charges the battery at a moderate rate. This setting provides a balanced approach to extending battery life while still providing a reasonably fast charging time. Recommended for users who frequently switch between battery and external power sources.

    ExpressCharge - Quickly charges the battery using Dell fast-charge technology. Recommended for users who need the battery to charge quickly. If the system is powered off, then the battery typically charges to 80 percent within one hour and 100 percent in two hours. Charge time may be longer if the system is powered on.

    Primarily AC Use - Extends battery life by lowering the charge threshold, so that the battery never charges to 100 percent capacity. Recommended for users who primarily operate the system while plugged into an external power source.

    Adaptive - Automatically optimizes battery settings based on the user's typical patterns. Recommended for users who want to "set it and forget it."

    Custom - User selects when the battery starts and stops charging. Recommended for advanced users.

     

  • DeathNet

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    Posted January 31st, 2020 05:00

    well according to me it's software issue it will be fixed after the upgrade. what I have observed so far windows take too much time to show the details of battery like how much time is left. It will be fixed after windows major update I guess.

  • Teetertotter

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    Posted January 31st, 2020 08:00

    My wife's 2014, 4th generation DELL, which always stays plugged in like mine, read 80% battery for a couple recent years.  I was waiting for it to fail and replace.  Today, it reads 100%.   I wonder how that happened.  I guess if you leave well enough alone, it fixes itself.  lol  

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    Posted February 2nd, 2020 01:00

    Hi,

    Just checking if you were able to successfully install the Geforce application on the system?

    Do let me know. 

    -Mellisa. 

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    Posted February 3rd, 2020 04:00

    Hi,

    We are waiting for a response from your end. Do let us know if the issue reported is fixed. Do let us know. 

    -Mellisa. 

  • Teetertotter

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    Posted February 3rd, 2020 07:00

    Jesse L:

    Yup, a WIN update somewhere or other?      lol   I never bothered with it as long as the laptop was operational.  I never touch DELL driver updates, as long as the system is running accordingly........long story short.   Maybe too, it was unplugged for a bit too, and the charging miraculously came back to life or the battery itself.  lol 

    They say, "If it is  working,  don't fix it."