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On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 1:39 PM, John Aldrich <[email protected]>wrote: > Well, we didn't go through Dell... they wanted about 3 times what we paid > for it on Amazon. :-) I've contacted the vendor and we'll see...but I > thought maybe there might be a way to reset the "counter" or something. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:29 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > > Isn't there a standard 1-year warranty on the D-series batteries? We > usually go through the battery's life every year and a half to two years. > If it's already failing I'd call Dell and have them get you a new one. > > ---- > Jack Kramer > Computer Systems Specialist > University Relations, Michigan State University > w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 > > > > > On 2/21/11 1:04 PM, "John Aldrich" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >My Google-Fu is failing me today. One of my users told me late last year > >that he was getting a warning on his laptop that his battery was reaching > >the end of it's useable life, so I bought him a replacement. His new > >battery > >is saying the same thing and is only lasting about 45 minutes at most, > >even > >after several full discharge and recharge cycles. > >Is there a trick to resetting the lifetime counter on these things? I > >think > >he's got a Latitude D-series. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > >--- > >To manage subscriptions click here: > >http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > >or send an email to [email protected] > >with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
