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August 31st, 2007 23:00

Internal battery

I have a inspiron 4150 and lately when I power it up I get an error and I must reset the clock it keep defaulting back to 00:??. Could this be a bad internal battery, if so where can I go and buy a new one? Thanks!
  • mauisunset

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    Posted September 1st, 2007 00:00

    Probably your CMOS battery has died, but I would have thought if the main internal battery was installed, the system would use the main battery by default.
     
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    I did a Google search on Dell 4150 battery and got a bunch of hits on web retailers that sell them. Unfortunately I can't recommend one to you and I would check to see if the pc board connector is already on the battery leads.
  • ejn63

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    Posted September 1st, 2007 01:00

    No, the CMOS battery powers the reserve at all times. If it isn't charging (it does charge from the main battery), you'll have the problem.