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Inspiron 6400: "Battery not installed"
Hi, just 2 days after my warranty expired (11/1/2007) my battery died :s Already noticed it was holding less charge than usual some time ago, but now the BIOS says it's not connected!, what are my options?, i supposedly have an extended warranty until 10/31/2009. Anybody saw this behavior before?
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November 4th, 2007 10:00
cyruspy
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stanleyen
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cyruspy
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November 9th, 2007 01:00
PS: although the bios reports my battery as not connected, it still provides around 60 minutes of autonomy...
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sparksfly
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cyruspy
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November 17th, 2007 01:00
Then went to eBay and found a 9-cell battery for my laptop (KD476) at around $69 plus $40 for shippment (still cheaper).
The guy listed it as "Dell ORIGINAL product, not THIRD PARTY or REFURBISHED unit.", but obviously that's not guarantee. I can only confirm it once it arrives
Message Edited by cyruspy on 11-16-2007 09:23 PM
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Granpajohn
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November 28th, 2007 11:00
I put the new battery in and all symptoms went away.
I am returning the battery to Dell for replacement as it is still under warranty.
Good luck to the rest of you
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_power&message.id=53057&jump=true#M53057
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January 9th, 2008 11:00
roamer:~> cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info
present: yes
design capacity: 7800 mAh
last full capacity: 7800 mAh
battery technology: rechargeable
design voltage: 11100 mV
design capacity warning: 780 mAh
design capacity low: 236 mAh
capacity granularity 1: 78 mAh
capacity granularity 2: 78 mAh
model number: DELLCR1747
serial number: 1011
battery type: LION
OEM info: Sanyo
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